{"id":76703,"date":"2026-08-15T22:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=76703"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:55:59","slug":"utterly-delusional-trump-set-to-declare-strait-of-hormuz-u-s-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=76703","title":{"rendered":"

UTTERLY DELUSIONAL TRUMP SET TO DECLARE STRAIT OF HORMUZ U.S. TERRITORY<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 A defiant Iran called on the U.S. to \u201caccept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions\u201d after\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0<\/a>suggested that he would soon declare the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0a \u201cterritory of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crucial waterway that handled one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil before the war \u201ccannot be seized with a tweet, nor with an aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor through an election speech,\u201d Iran\u2019s\u00a0Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi<\/a>\u00a0said in a post on X early Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis strait will only be opened and closed under Iran\u2019s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

With oil tanker traffic through the strategic strait at a trickle and peace talks between the U.S. and Iran at an impasse, there are few signs that the war, launched on Feb. 28, is close to being over.<\/p>\n

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