U.S. President Donald Trump published a dramatic post on Tuesday with an image of the Strait of Hormuz labeled as “new US territory.”
Several days ago, Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory. “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being badly defeated, pretty soon I will declare the Strait of Hormuz territory of the United States,” Trump said during a speech on Friday at a police academy on Long Island, New York.
Trump’s declaration comes after a 60-day deadline for finding an agreement to end the war expired, with no signs of a deal between the U.S. and Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Iran used the past two months to prepare for an escalation of the war against the US and Israel.
Earlier on Tuesday, a projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations center, and an Iranian official said the waterway would not be reopened until the United States meets Iran’s conditions.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack highlights the danger of attempting to transit the strait as Iran throttles shipping traffic, even as it finalizes negotiations with Oman on a plan to manage the passage that’s critical to global supplies of oil and natural gas.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem & AP)
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Talk about dementia, this fool is mentally ill.
The degenerate dumbbell, probably engaged in another adulterous affair in the White House, is threatening with his filthy mouth to start a new war in the middle east by attacking Oman, a US ally!!
At lease when Israel did the same to its legallu captured land, the U.N. recognized it. This guy’s actions are recognized by himself and himself and himself.
At least when Israel did the same to its legallu captured land, the U.N. recognized it. This guy’s actions are recognized by himself and himself and himself.