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3 sourcesSep 3, 2026

Trump wanted to name the Strait of Hormuz after himself.

US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to rename the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important and strategic oil transportation shipping route, as the "Trump Strait." In a post on the Truth Social media network, he stated that since

Gossip Lanka News English•Sep 3, 2026
By Gossip Lanka News English
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Meanwhile, the official White House X account also published a new map marking the strait as the "Trump Strait." This statement was issued against the backdrop of renewed military clashes between America and Iran in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.

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  • Donald Trump3
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
Organisations
  • American Automobile Association
  • Maritime Trade Operations
  • British Royal Navy
  • Truth Social media
  • United Nations
  • Jazeera
  • US Navy
  • Truth
Places
  • Strait of Hormuz3
  • United States3
  • Lake Ontario3
  • Canada3
  • Iran3
  • Gulf of Mexico2
  • Hormuz strait2
  • Saudi Arabia2
Keywords
  • renaming2
  • geographical
  • reasserting
  • intention
  • suggests
  • himself
  • floats
  • rename
  • wanted
  • after

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  • Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as Trump Strait amid Iran warHiru News - English·Sep 3, 2026
  • Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'Ada Derana·Sep 3, 2026
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