Trump Proposes Changing the Name of the Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait'
US President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait,' a move that comes amid escalating tensions with Iran and previous decisions to change geographical names.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
US President Donald Trump proposed on Wednesday renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait,” even as the vital waterway remains a point of contention amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “Now that it is under the control of the United States, should we change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Trump Strait? Like America itself, it will be more exciting than ever!”
This marks Trump’s latest proposed geographical name change, coming a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America” amid a trade war with Canada.
Trump had previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” on his first day back in office in January 2025. Neither Mexico nor Canada accepted those changes.
The earlier name changes began as seemingly sarcastic remarks by the 80-year-old US president before he proceeded to turn them into reality.
In recent weeks, Trump has reiterated threats to assert US sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, even posting a map depicting the waterway as “new American land.”
However, Iran has effectively closed this strategic passage, which handles one-fifth of global oil shipments, in response to the war launched by Trump alongside Israel in late February.
