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Trump Wants Strait of Hormuz Renamed After Himself Amid Iran Standoff
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday that Washington intends to rebrand the Strait of Hormuz as the "Trump Strait," insisting the United States has the upper hand in its ongoing confrontation with Iran.
Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, Trump predicted energy prices would soon fall. "Oil (prices) will be going down as soon as we win the war with Iran, which is taking place right now. We'll win it," he told the crowd.
He went further, floating a name change for one of the world's most critical oil shipping chokepoints. "We're winning it. We control the Hormuz Strait. I think we should call the Hormuz Strait, we should call it the Trump Strait. I should get something out of it. The Trump Strait," Trump said.
He teased a forthcoming formal statement on the matter. "It's going to be called -- ladies and gentlemen, I'll have an announcement -- we'll call it the Trump Strait, and I'm sure the Iranian leadership will be thrilled with that," he added.
Trump also cast Iran's regional standing as in decline, describing the country as "falling apart." He argued Tehran had dominated the region for decades but no longer holds that position, calling it "the bully of the Middle East for 51 years, and they're not the bully anymore."
The president raised the possibility of striking Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, citing unspecified intelligence. He said the U.S. might act "because somebody said there was a little movement at the site," asserting that American forces track all activity there.
He issued a pointed warning to Iranian leadership while reiterating Washington's red line on nuclear weapons. "We know exactly what's going on … I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard. We have no choice, right?" Trump said. "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple."
The comments land amid escalating friction between Washington and Tehran over control of the Strait of Hormuz — friction that persists despite a memorandum signed in June outlining a potential deal to reopen the strategic waterway as a first step toward a broader peace agreement.
Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, Trump predicted energy prices would soon fall. "Oil (prices) will be going down as soon as we win the war with Iran, which is taking place right now. We'll win it," he told the crowd.
He went further, floating a name change for one of the world's most critical oil shipping chokepoints. "We're winning it. We control the Hormuz Strait. I think we should call the Hormuz Strait, we should call it the Trump Strait. I should get something out of it. The Trump Strait," Trump said.
He teased a forthcoming formal statement on the matter. "It's going to be called -- ladies and gentlemen, I'll have an announcement -- we'll call it the Trump Strait, and I'm sure the Iranian leadership will be thrilled with that," he added.
Trump also cast Iran's regional standing as in decline, describing the country as "falling apart." He argued Tehran had dominated the region for decades but no longer holds that position, calling it "the bully of the Middle East for 51 years, and they're not the bully anymore."
The president raised the possibility of striking Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, citing unspecified intelligence. He said the U.S. might act "because somebody said there was a little movement at the site," asserting that American forces track all activity there.
He issued a pointed warning to Iranian leadership while reiterating Washington's red line on nuclear weapons. "We know exactly what's going on … I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard. We have no choice, right?" Trump said. "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple."
The comments land amid escalating friction between Washington and Tehran over control of the Strait of Hormuz — friction that persists despite a memorandum signed in June outlining a potential deal to reopen the strategic waterway as a first step toward a broader peace agreement.
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