Trump Vows to Claim Hormuz Strait as US Territory
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- Trump claimed during Friday remarks on Long Island, N.Y., that he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, stating: "Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States."
- Oman and Iran share jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz, a fact that undercuts the legal basis of any unilateral U.S. territorial claim over the waterway.
Why it matters: The Strait of Hormuz is jointly governed by Oman and Iran, so a unilateral U.S. territorial declaration has no standing in international maritime law and would directly antagonize both nations — a particularly provocative posture given that other coverage this week reported Iran targeting tankers in that same waterway.
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