Trump Threatens to Declare Strait of Hormuz 'Territory of the United States'

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During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a US territory 'pretty soon.' The strait is a critical chokepoint for global trade through which approximately one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil supplies typically pass. The clarity and policy intent of the remark remain unclear.