US President Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’
US President Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'.
US President Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- The key numbers
- The bottom line
Key points
- Trump additionally renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" on his first day back in office in January 2025.
- Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT?
US President Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'. AFP Published September 2, 2026 Updated September 2, 2026 10: 38pm. Join our Whatsapp Channel. Add Dawn as a trusted source.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz "Trump Strait", despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested against the backdrop of the war with Iran.
"Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" Trump remarked on his Truth Social network.
In a post on X, the White House additionally shared the US president's statement, suggesting that the Strait of Hormuz be renamed to "Trump Strait, " along with a map in which "Trump Strait" is mentioned instead of the Strait of Hormuz.
It is the latest geographical name change floated by Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as "Lake America" against the backdrop of a trade war with Canada.
Trump additionally 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.
Plenty of of the previous name changes kicked off off as apparently jovial remarks by the 80-year-old US president before he then followed through to create 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 began along with Israel in late February.
Oil rates are rising again after US forces rolled out fresh strikes near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in response to what Trump noted were new minelaying efforts by Iran.
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