After renaming a gulf and a lake, Trump now wants to put his name on the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump continued obsessing over renaming bodies of water in his latest social media post. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???

Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” Trump said on social media. It is the latest geographical name change floated by Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as... Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” Trump said on his Truth Social network.

Trump also renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” on his first day back in office in January 2025. Neither Mexico nor Canada have accepted the changes. Many of the previous name changes started off as apparently jovial remarks by the 80-year-old US president before he then followed through to make them a reality.

Trump has in recent weeks repeatedly pressed a threat to claim sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, even posting a map showing the waterway as a “new US territory.” But Iran has effectively shut down the chokepoint, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, in retaliation for the war Trump started along with Israel in late February. Oil prices are rising again after US forces launched fresh strikes near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in response to what Trump said were new minelaying efforts by Iran. AFP The post Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’ appeared first on Vanguard News.

Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait' US President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait" in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday, despite control of the waterway remaining contested amid the US war on Iran. Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" he said. President Trump on Wednesday floated changing the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Trump Strait, despite the waterway not having a single owner.

Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” Trump wrote...