President Donald Trump posted a provocative message on his social media platform targeting Iran's government, in which he declared effective American control over the Strait of Hormuz and questioned whether the time had come to officially rename the strategic waterway.
U.S.-Iran Tensions
Trump Floats Renaming Hormuz Strait
U.S. president posts provocative message on social media claiming American control over strategic waterway and proposing name change
In his post, Trump wrote: "Now that we have achieved complete United States control, is it time to change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Strait of Trump???"
The president added a quip to his message, writing: "Like America itself, it will become much 'hotter' than before!"
The statement represents the latest in a series of sharp exchanges between the Trump administration and Tehran, as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer over regional influence and Iran's nuclear program.
