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Strait of Hormuz to become US territory 'pretty soon': Trump

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, on August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Strait of Hormuz to become US territory 'pretty soon': Trump

By: Nicole Charky-Chami Aug 14, 2026 4:10PM ET
Nicole Charky-Chami
Nicole Charky-Chami

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University. She has worked with the Los Angeles Times and Times Community News, Maria Shriver, Vertical Networks, attn:, Patch and City News Service. She is a Southern California native and Loyola University Chicago graduate.

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President Donald Trump said he would declare the Strait of Hormuz as a United States territory during a speech on Friday.

Trump was speaking at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, where he was touting his crackdown on crime and campaigning at a rally with Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

He claimed Iran was "being badly defeated."

"Pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump said.

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