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Declaring a strategic waterway U.S. territory violates maritime law, yet GOP voices celebrate the idea as a show of dominance. The bravado cultivates a strongman image and normalizes illegal power grabs, ignoring diplomatic fallout or regional stability.

13 gov accounts · 47 gov posts First seen: August 12, 2026 at 11:20 UTC Hormuz · Strait · Strait Hormuz · Trump · Iran · Territory

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Facebook 39 echoes
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Declaring a strategic waterway U.S. territory violates maritime law, yet GOP voices celebrate the idea as a show of dominance. The bravado cultivates a strongman image and normalizes illegal power grabs, ignoring diplomatic fallout or regional stability.

Original talking point · 13 gov accounts
Closest echo 76%

Donald Trump eyes declaring Strait of Hormuz as US territory as Iran threatens.... President Donald Trump hinted once again at plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory

News · The Express · via AOL · 5d after origin · source →
Most drifted echo 49%

So ships are passing freely through the strait?

Facebook · Think Free · 3h after origin

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Non-government posts and articles echoing this talking point, sorted by date

News The Express · via AOL 1mo ago 76%

Donald Trump eyes declaring Strait of Hormuz as US territory as Iran threatens.... President Donald Trump hinted once again at plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory

News The Express · via AOL 1mo ago 74%

Trump announces plan to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory amid.... President Donald Trump announced plans on Friday to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory

News USA TODAY · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 73%

Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. President Trump said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory as he once again

News Ukrayinska Pravda · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 71%

Trump marks Strait of Hormuz on map as "new US territory". US President Donald Trump has posted a map of the Strait of Hormuz on Truth Social, marking it as

News The Hill · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 70%

Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz as US territory. President Trump posted an image of a map labeling the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory early on

News Al Jazeera · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 69%

Trump threatens to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory: Can he?. US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight

News MS NOW · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 67%

Trump doubles down on the idea of making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory. If you voted for the Republican ticket because it promised a restrained foreign policy, I have some

News Mandatory · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 67%

Donald Trump Just Floated a Dramatic New Move in the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump just made his boldest territorial claim yet, and it involves one of the world’s most cr

News Newsmax · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 65%

Trump Escalates Hormuz Standoff; Map Calls Strait 'New US Territory'. Trump Escalates Hormuz Standoff; Map Calls Strait 'New US Territory'

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 63%

I asked AI who controls the Hormuz Strait, and this is the response; Iran and Oman jointly exercise legal territorial sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran holds the dominant operational military control over its shipping lanes.

Facebook Romeo Frank @1144987645354176 1mo ago 63%

I thought Trump just said the Strait of Hormuz was becoming the 51st state.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 63%

So is the Strait totally open to ship traffic? If not, the US doesn't control 💩. Plain and simple.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 62%

Oh that is great strategy, now two countries choking the Strait of Hormuz.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 61%

I asked AI who controls the Hormuz Strait, and this is the response; Iran and Oman jointly exercise legal territorial sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran holds the dominant operational military control over its shipping lanes.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 60%

I asked AI who controls the Hormuz Strait, and this is the response; Iran and Oman jointly exercise legal territorial sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran holds the dominant operational military control over its shipping lanes.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 58%

So is the Strait totally open to ship traffic? If not, the US doesn't control 💩. Plain and simple.

Facebook Romeo Frank @1144987645354176 1mo ago 57%

I thought Trump just said the Strait of Hormuz was becoming the 51st state.

News Newsweek on MSN 1mo ago 57%

Map tracks Trump's expansionist remarks from Canada to Hormuz. From Greenland to Gaza and now Hormuz, a look at areas Trump has proposed bringing under U.S. ownership or control

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 55%

Does the strait know that?

News euronews.com 1mo ago 55%

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it impedes US - Iran Strait of Hormuz talks

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 55%

First the Gulf of America. Now the Strait of America.

Facebook Think Free @675234242340785 1mo ago 55%

So ships are passing freely through the strait?

News Good Morning America · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 55%

Iran live updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. and Iran are yet to agree a deal over the Strait of Hormuz

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 55%

I asked AI who controls the Hormuz Strait, and this is the response; Iran and Oman jointly exercise legal territorial sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran holds the dominant operational military control over its shipping lanes.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 54%

Does the strait know that?

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 54%

I asked AI who controls the Hormuz Strait, and this is the response; Iran and Oman jointly exercise legal territorial sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran holds the dominant operational military control over its shipping lanes.

News al-monitor.com 1mo ago 54%

Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

News internazionale.it 1mo ago 54%

Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

News HuffPost · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 53%

Trump Tells Americans To Accept High Gas Prices As Iran Remains Defiant On.... “The Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by a tweet or an aircraft carrier, by issuing an order or by

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 53%

So is the Strait totally open to ship traffic? If not, the US doesn't control 💩. Plain and simple.

News leadership.ng 1mo ago 53%

Trump Threatens Oman With Bombing Over Strait Of Hormuz Talks

News Forbes · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 53%

Iran Tells Trump: ‘Accept The Reality’ He Can’t Make Strait Of Hormuz U.S. Terri.... Trump urged Americans on Friday to accept higher gasoline prices as a result of the war

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 53%

So that means the strait is open for all friendly ships? NOT

News dpa international · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 52%

Iran pushes back on Trump's plan to make Strait of Hormuz US territory. "After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 52%

The strait is open for ships immune to Iranian missiles and drones.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 51%

So that means the strait is open for all friendly ships? NOT

News The Sun 1mo ago 51%

Trump vows to ‘bomb the s*** out’ of Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ as Iran ‘finalises Strait of Hormuz deal’. DONALD Trump has threatened to “bomb the s***” out of Oman if it gets in the way of his efforts to strike a peace deal with

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 51%

Just how would he take over International waters?

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 51%

If Iran controlled the strait then their ships would move freely. They do not

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 51%

So that means the strait is open for all friendly ships? NOT

News Al Jazeera · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 51%

Trump calls on Iran to surrender, threatens Oman over Strait of Hormuz. US president demands Iran ‘raise white flag’ and threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz Strait as 60-day

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 51%

Soon the Strait will be irrelevant as the other Arab countries are constructing a new passageway. It will probably be open in less than two years. They don’t want to deal with Iran anymore.

News Sourcing Journal · via Yahoo Finance 1mo ago 50%

Strait of Hormuz Crossings Fall as US-Iran Ceasefire Expires. Ocean carriers Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd continue using alternative land routes as uncertainty around

News aol.com 1mo ago 50%

Iran live updates : Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz

News yahoo.com 1mo ago 50%

Iran live updates : Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 50%

Oh that is great strategy, now two countries choking the Strait of Hormuz.

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 50%

Does the strait know that?

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 50%

Iran just struck a tanker being escorted by the United States that is currently burning and trump did nothinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/iran-strikes-tankers-us-escort-hormuz-strait-trump-gathers-cabinet

Facebook Facebook user 1mo ago 49%

The strait is open for ships immune to Iranian missiles and drones.

Facebook Think Free @675234242340785 1mo ago 49%

So ships are passing freely through the strait?

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