Trump Promised To Declare The Strait Of Hormuz U.S. Territory

The politician named the event that will lead to this.

President Donald Trump stated that, once the war against Tehran is over, he will declare the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically important sea lane where traffic has been severely hampered for several months due to military operations, as U.S. territory. “Once we finish crushing Iran… I will, quite soon, declare the strait to be U.S. territory,” he said during a speech in New York, according to Reuters.

The Strait of Hormuz has the status of an international strait used for shipping, although the war that has begun against Iran has de facto paralyzed this regime. The territorial waters of Iran and Oman extend 12 nautical miles (or 22 km) from their coasts. Due to the geographical narrowing of the strait, international shipping lanes pass through the sovereign territorial waters of these two states.

Reuters notes that it remains unclear how seriously Trump meant his statement and whether it signaled a shift in official policy. Previously, Washington’s position on the strait—through which about 20% of global oil exports passed before the war—involved ensuring freedom of navigation, upholding international maritime law, and containing Iran through an economic blockade and targeted strikes.

Trump also stated that U.S. citizens who are forced to “pay a little more for gas” should remember that this is the price to ensure that a “very evil country” cannot possess nuclear weapons. “What we’re doing is a tremendous service to the world, not just to ourselves… and we’re really doing a great job,” the president said, adding that he would never apologize for the decision to launch an operation against Iran.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump was prepared to end the war even without a nuclear deal, provided the Strait of Hormuz could be fully reopened. This was reported to the publication by U.S. officials who are aware of the president’s private communications with his aides. Provided the strait is unconditionally reopened, Trump is prepared to lift the blockade of Iranian ports, the sources said.

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