{"id":29805,"date":"2026-08-15T16:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=29805"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:28:40","slug":"trump-says-us-will-claim-the-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=29805","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US will claim the Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New York [US], August 15 &#8211;<\/strong> US President Donald Trump has said he will \u201csoon\u201d declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after what he described as the defeat of Iran, although a White House official later said Trump was joking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a political rally at a police academy in New York state on Friday Trump said the United States would first \u201cfinish defeating\u201d Iran before making such a declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter we finish defeating Iran which is being very badly defeated &#8211; pretty soon I\u2019ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran rejected the claim. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz \u201chas been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the waterway would only be opened or closed under Iran\u2019s command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial global shipping route for energy and commodities and tensions around it have intensified amid the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also said Washington had imposed a blockade and that ships would not be allowed through without US permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has restricted access for much civilian shipping through the strait while the US Navy has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports as part of efforts to pressure Tehran economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange has added to uncertainty surrounding one of the world\u2019s most strategically important waterways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York [US], August 15 &#8211; US President Donald Trump has said he will \u201csoon\u201d declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after what he described as the defeat of Iran, although a White House official later said Trump was joking. 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