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Trump Says He'll Soon Declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. Territory

24 verified updates • corroborated by 13 independent sources • tracked since August 14, 2026

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  Aug 14, 04:01 PM 1 source: NY Post (New York)

  Trump says he’ll declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran during Long Island rally
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  Aug 14, 04:31 PM 2 sources: The Guardian, The Hill

  Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory
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  Aug 14, 05:01 PM 2 sources: Al Jazeera, The Guardian

  Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’

  → Threatens added, replacing "will declare
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  Aug 14, 06:01 PM 5 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, The Guardian, Times of Israel, freep.com

  Trump says he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory
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  Aug 14, 06:31 PM 5 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Detroit Free Press, The Guardian, Times of Israel
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  Aug 14, 11:01 PM 6 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, DW.com, The Guardian, Times of Israel, freep.com
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  Aug 14, 11:31 PM 6 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, DW.com, Detroit Free Press, The Guardian, Times of Israel
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  Aug 15, 12:01 AM 6 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Detroit Free Press, The Guardian, Times of Israel, dw.com
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  Aug 15, 01:31 AM 7 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel, dw.com, freep.com
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  Aug 15, 02:01 AM 7 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel, dw.com
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  Aug 15, 04:31 AM 7 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, DW.com, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel
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  Aug 15, 05:01 AM 7 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel, dw.com
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  Aug 15, 05:31 AM 7 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, DW.com, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel
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  Aug 15, 06:01 AM 6 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel
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  Aug 15, 07:01 AM 6 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian, Times of Israel, dw.com
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  Aug 15, 07:31 AM 5 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, NBC News, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 11:01 AM 6 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, NBC News, NY Post (New York), The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 12:01 PM 5 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Fox News, Kyiv Post, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 12:30 PM 4 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 01:00 PM 5 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Fox News, Kyiv Post, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 02:00 PM 4 sources: CNN, Detroit Free Press, Kyiv Post, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 04:00 PM 3 sources: CNN, Kyiv Post, The Guardian

  Trump Says He'll Soon Declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. Territory
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  Aug 15, 06:30 PM 4 sources: CNN, Fox News, Kyiv Post, The Guardian
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  Aug 15, 07:00 PM 4 sources: CNN, Forbes, Kyiv Post, The Guardian