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Iran responds after Trump teases Strait of Hormuz becoming US territory - Fox News
World8/15/20261 min read
An Iranian official insisted the Strait of Hormuz “will remain Iranian” after President Donald Trump suggested it could become a U.S. territory following Operation Epic Fury.
✨ Key Highlights
- A 60-day ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran is set to expire Monday, marking a critical test of whether diplomacy can hold amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.
- U.S. Central Command has redirected more than 60 commercial vessels in the strait, according to Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt, as an American naval blockade remains in place.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that the U.S. controls the strategic waterway, and on Friday said he would "pretty soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.
- Iran has rejected Trump's claims, with its deputy foreign minister writing on X that the strait "cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech."
- The ceasefire stems from a June memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and Iran says no decision has been made on when talks with the U.S. will resume.
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