Trump wants Hormuz: President threatens to declare Strait of Hormuz as territory of the U.S.
Aug 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz as "a territory of the United States" in a speech, before sharing an AI-generated image of himself seizing an Iranian tanker captioned "It is our oil tanker now!" i24NEWS correspondent Balig Sladeen joins us for more insight.
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