politics
Iran rebukes Trump's Strait of Hormuz territory comment: 'Will remain Iranian'
Iran hit back at President Donald Trump’s statement that he will “pretty soon” make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, with an Iranian diplomat calling Trump’s comments “fanciful delusions.”
TL;DR
- President Trump stated he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory.
- Trump made these comments at a rally in Garden City, New York.
- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, called Trump's remarks 'fanciful delusions'.
- Iran rejected the notion that the Strait of Hormuz could fall out of Iranian control.
- The Strait of Hormuz is a vital shipping waterway impacting global energy markets.