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Trump suggests renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” in a post on Truth Social.
  • He has repeatedly argued that the United States should control the waterway and shared a map labeling it new U.S. territory.
  • Trump previously ordered the use of “Gulf of America” for the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. administration and proposed renaming Lake Ontario “America Lake.”

Donald Trump has suggested replacing the name Strait of Hormuz with “Trump Strait,” offering another unusual twist in his campaign to reshape geographic names.

“Now that it is under United States control, should we change the name from the Strait of Hormuz to TRUMP STRAIT?” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States should gain control of the strategic waterway. He has also published a map marking the strait as “new U.S. territory.”

The proposal follows Trump’s earlier efforts to alter geographic terminology. In 2025, he ordered U.S. government agencies to use “Gulf of America” instead of Gulf of Mexico. He has also recently suggested calling Lake Ontario “America Lake.”

Now that it is under United States control, should we change the name from the Strait of Hormuz to TRUMP STRAIT?

— Donald TrumpTrump proposed the renaming in a post on Truth Social.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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