US President on Saturday once again shared a map showing the , a key route for the movement of global oil, natural gas and other supplies, as “new US territory”, even as maintained that the crucial waterway would remain closed amid stalled diplomatic talks.
Notably, oil shipments through the have come to a near halt, and Tehran has warned that it could strike unauthorised oil tankers attempting to pass through the vital waterway.
Trump again claims Hormuz as US territory
In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared an image of a map in which the strategic chokepoint was marked as the “new US territory”.
He had previously shared the same image on August 18.
