{"id":232,"date":"2026-03-28T15:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:50:11","slug":"trump-calls-strait-of-hormuz-the-strait-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/trump-calls-strait-of-hormuz-the-strait-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls Strait of Hormuz the \u2018Strait of Trump\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: United States President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the \u201cStrait of Trump,\u201d according to an American news channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has to \u201copen up the Strait of Trump \u2013 I mean, Hormuz,\u201d the president said in a speech at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami, garnering laughs from the crowd, the news channel wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president carried on, \u201cExcuse me. I\u2019m so sorry. Such a terrible mistake,\u201d feigning apologetics before clarifying, \u201cThe fake news will say, \u2018He accidentally said\u2019 \u2013 No, there\u2019s no accidents with me, not too many. If there were, we\u2019d have a major story,\u201d reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comment came as the strait has emerged as a key source of conflict in the war, which is poised to enter its second month even as the US boasts that it has \u201cobliterated\u201d Iran\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, Iran\u2019s continued ability to effectively block the strait \u2013 blocking the path that normally ferries 20 million oil barrels per day \u2013 has contributed to a historic disruption of global energy supply and prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, Trump floated the possibility that the strait could be controlled jointly by \u201cme and the ayatollah\u201d as part of a resolution to the war. The president has since said that Iran is negotiating with the US and is \u201cbegging\u201d to make a deal, though Tehran has denied that any direct talks are taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York Post, citing sources, reported Friday evening that Trump is considering taking control of the strait and renaming it after himself, or calling it the \u201cStrait of America,\u201d as he previously sought to relabel the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday\u2019s \u201cStrait of Trump\u201d quip comes from a president who has famously made his own name a central feature of his branding as a businessman and real estate mogul, the American news channel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article also refers to a Truth Social post from October, in which the president appeared to jokingly reference the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington using his own name. The article reads that the post included photos of renovations being done on the exterior of the building, with a caption praising \u201cthe new TRUMP KENNEDY, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, columns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: United States President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the \u201cStrait of Trump,\u201d according to an American news channel. 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