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Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck

Iran's deputy foreign minister says Hormuz "will remain Iranian" after Trump's claim that the waterway would soon become U.S. territory.

Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck

TL;DR

  • Iran's deputy foreign minister asserted that the Strait of Hormuz "will remain Iranian."
  • This declaration directly refutes a claim by Donald Trump that the waterway would soon become U.S. territory.