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Trump on Suggesting to Rename Hormuz Strait After Him: 'I Was Just Throwing That Out'

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-09-02
WASHINGTON, September 2 (RIA Novosti) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was not serious about renaming the Strait of Hormuz to the "Trump Strait." "I was just throwing that out," Trump told reporters when asked about renaming the waterway. Earlier in the day, Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, claiming that the United States now controls the waterway​​​. The White House then published a map on social......
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