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Trump Plans Strait of Hormuz U.S. Territory Claim

8/16/2026

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  • President Donald Trump announced he intends to claim the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory, confirming a maritime blockade.
  • Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states voiced frustration with President Donald Trump's Iran-war diplomacy, calling his shifts destabilizing.
  • Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact that a senior European official said signals the United States.