Strait of Tensions: Trump's Dubious Claim to Hormuz President Trump has vowed to make the strategic Strait of Hormuz a US territory "pretty soon," a move that is both an eyebrow raising claim and a thinly veiled attempt to assert American dominance over one of the world's most critical waterways.
The timing of this assertion is no coincidence. The US Treasury chief has touted economic measures against Iran as unprecedented, suggesting Trump is banking on using Hormuz as leverage in his push for regime change.
This would give the US significant influence over maritime trade and security in the region.