President Trump Proposes Trump Strait

President Donald Trump floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, writing, “Now that we have it under U.S.A. control.” The proposal came amid renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and near-daily attacks on ships in and around the waterway, a key passage for global oil shipments. Trump also said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, while fighting has lifted energy prices. Less than a week earlier, he signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”