Washington (Monitoring Desk) — U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will soon announce that the Strait of Hormuz will be declared U.S. territory.
Speaking to Fox News, President Trump said that the United States is preparing to impose greater economic pressure on Iran in order to force Tehran to end the war.
He said that an announcement regarding declaring the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory would be made soon. Trump’s statement has raised concerns that tensions in the region could increase further, as the Strait of Hormuz is an extremely important waterway for the global oil supply.
Earlier, amid difficulties in negotiations between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the ongoing war, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said that the United States would impose sanctions and measures against Iran at the beginning of next week that had never been seen before.