{"id":12467,"date":"2026-08-14T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12467"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:00:52","slug":"pretty-soon-trump-vows-to-claim-hormuz-as-us-territory-iran-hits-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12467","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pretty soon\u2019: Trump vows to claim Hormuz as US territory; Iran hits back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133251742,imgsize-99478,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Pretty soon\u2019: Trump vows to claim Hormuz as US territory; Iran hits back\" title=\"Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d.\">Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> Friday said the United States will soon declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz a territory of the US, escalating his rhetoric over the waterway at the centre of the ongoing conflict with Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cAfter we finish defeating Iran\u2026 I\u2019ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,\u201d Trump said at a rally in New York on Friday. He did not explain how such a declaration would be implemented or what legal implications it would have.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d. The waterway is a critical route for global oil and gas shipments, and disruptions to shipping through it have already pushed up concerns over energy supplies and prices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Iran rejected Trump\u2019s threat with deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi saying the strategic waterway will remain under Tehran\u2019s control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Gharibabadi said Iran would decide when the strait is opened or closed and would maintain what it described as a blockade until Washington accepts its \u201cstrategic defeat\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cOnce and for all, accept the reality: up to this point, you have suffered strategic and heavy defeats; the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian; this strait will only be closed and opened under Iran&#8217;s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease your fanciful delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,\u201d he posted on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The comments also came as tensions remained high between Washington and Tehran, with the US continuing its naval blockade of Iranian ports. Trump said the blockade meant that \u201cNo ships get through unless we want them to\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Trump has repeatedly claimed that Iran has been severely weakened by the conflict, while acknowledging that it retains some missile and drone capabilities. \u201cThey still have missiles, but not a lot. <!-- -->They still have drones, but just a fraction of what they had,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>He added that Iran\u2019s \u201cmanufacturing of missiles is 82 percent\u201d and that its manufacturing capacity was \u201clargely gone.\u201d Trump also claimed that \u201c159 ships are right now at the bottom of the sea\u201d and said Iran had 212 aircraft, adding that \u201cevery one of their airplanes is shot down.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Trump again defended the US military campaign, saying the United States was \u201cwinning big with the Islamic Republic of Iran\u201d. <!-- -->He also reiterated his opposition to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, saying: \u201cIf we didn\u2019t hit them, you would have had a nuclear weapon,\u201d and adding: \u201cThey\u2019re never going to have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The situation in the Strait has meanwhile become more volatile. Two tankers operated by Abu Dhabi\u2019s state-owned oil company ADNOC were attacked by drones while transiting the waterway on Thursday. No casualties were reported, but the attacks caused minor damage and prompted the UAE to accuse Iran of piracy and a violation of freedom of navigation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The attacks have further reduced commercial traffic through the strait, through which a significant share of the world&#8217;s oil supply normally passes. Iran has continued to restrict shipping, while the US has maintained its blockade and warned of further economic pressure on Tehran.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/pretty-soon-trump-vows-to-claim-hormuz-as-us-territory-iran-hits-back\/articleshow\/133251741.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d. US President Donald Trump Friday said the United States will soon declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz a territory of the US, escalating his rhetoric [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/donald-trump-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Trump\u2019s remarks came days after he claimed that the US had \u201ctotal control\u201d over the Strait of Hormuz and described the American naval blockade as a \u201cWALL OF STEEL\u201d. 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