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Trump Wants to Rename the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait”

From Republika · () Indonesian

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

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  • Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” and claimed the waterway is under U.S. control.
  • Trump’s comments came as the United States and Iran remain in confrontation despite an earlier ceasefire.
  • The proposal follows his efforts to rename other geographic features, including the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.

Donald Trump wants the Strait of Hormuz to bear his name. In a post on his Truth Social account, the U.S. president claimed the strategic waterway is now under American control rather than Iranian control.

“Now we have it under U.S. control. Should we change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Trump Strait? Like America itself, it will be ‘hotter’ than before,” Trump wrote on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.

The proposal follows other geographic renaming efforts. About a week earlier, Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America, as the United States and Canada remained engaged in a trade war.

Soon after taking office in January 2025, he changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Neither Canada nor Mexico has accepted that change.

Trump is still seeking to take control of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, while the two countries remain in confrontation. Although they have agreed to a ceasefire, Trump has said he will not force Iran back to the negotiating table.

Now we have it under U.S. control. Should we change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Trump Strait? Like America itself, it will be ‘hotter’ than before.

— Donald TrumpHe proposed the name change in a Truth Social post while claiming the waterway is under U.S. control.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. 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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