Trump Plans to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory After Iran Conflict

The dispute over the vital Middle Eastern waterway escalated sharply as Washington and Tehran traded ultimatums over maritime control, economic isolation, and regional security. The Strait of Hormus handles a massive share of the world’s oil, gas, and fertilizer shipments, making its operational status a central pillar of the ongoing conflict and global energy pricing.

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US President Donald Trump (80) asserted during a political appearance at a police academy in New York that the strait will soon become US territory once military operations against Iran reach a decisive conclusion. US President Donald Trump stated that once they had defeated Iran—which was currently suffering a crushing defeat—he would soon declare the Strait of Hormus to be territory of the United States, he said with a smile, according to reporting. “Es ist wahr”, he later added. Trump also called on US citizens to accept slightly higher gasoline prices so that the Iranian leadership cannot build nuclear weapons.

Trump made further comments indicating that Washington claims control over the route, stating that the United States is that they were the only ones who had control over the Strait of Hormus and declaring that “Sie gehört uns. He described the American military presence in the region as aStahlmauer”.

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While administration officials offered various rationales for the hardline approach, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined plans for sweeping economic isolation targeting Tehran, noting that the Iran will experience economic isolation the likes of which the world had never seen before. US forces intend to prevent anything from getting into or out of Iranian ports as part of an intensified financial squeeze, and the US administration will present the exact plan in the coming week. Vice President J.D. Vance reinforced the administration’s economic priorities, emphasizing that a low oil price is the top goal, while preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons stands in second place.

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Trump also rejected Iranian demands for compensation payments, stating instead that Iran should compensate the US. He defended the actions of American bombers during a twelve-day war in June 2025, stating that if they had not hit them, the Mullah regime would now have a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, reports from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln revealed that the warship had been deployed for over 250 days, facing supply issues where fresh food could not be provided at times and some soldiers reportedly attempted to jump into the sea.

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Tehran Rejects Annexation Threats as Ceasefire Nears Expiration

Iranian officials dismissed the White House’s territorial claims immediately. Kasem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, posted on the platform X that the narrow waterway could be neither conquered by tweet nor with an aircraft carrier, nor by an order or a campaign speech. Gharibabadi maintained that Iran neither fears threats nor lets itself be intimidated by demonstrations of power, stating that the US must accept having suffered a strategic and heavy defeat. Kasem Gharibabadi wrote that the Strait of Hormus belonged to Iran, belongs to Iran, and will belong to Iran, adding that the strait will only be closed and opened on the order of Iran and that Iran will continue to enforce the blockade until the US accepts its defeat.

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The diplomatic standoff coincides with the imminent expiration of a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran. In that framework agreement, Washington and Iran had agreed that Iran could not charge fees during negotiations set for 60 days. How things will proceed after this timeframe expires was supposed to be negotiated by Iran with Oman, respecting international law and including neighboring countries, though no agreement has been announced. The 60-day period expires this weekend. For Iran, the factual blockade of the strait has turned out to be the most effective pressure tool against Trump, who has been struggling for weeks for a solution to the problem that did not exist before the start of his war, which is unpopular in the US.

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Ongoing Security Incidents in the Persian Gulf

Maritime security in the region remains precarious as commercial vessels continue to face hostile actions. Another ship belonging to the state-owned Emirati energy firm Adnoc was attacked in the Strait of Hormus. Publicly announced annexation plans of this kind are a fixed component of Trump’s foreign policy, similar to his previous remarks regarding Venezuela, Cuba, or Greenland. Whether Trump will follow his words with actions remains unclear, especially after he threatened to levy a toll in the strait a month ago before cancelling the plans shortly after.