The American President Publishes a Map of Hormuz Named "Trump Strait" and the Absence of Qatar and Bahrain

- On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump published a map of the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, referring to it as the "Trump Strait." The U.S. President shared the map on his official account on the "Truth Social" platform, showing a map of the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, which he called the "Trump Strait."

In the map, Trump drew a circle around the Strait of Hormuz, including the islands located within the strait, as well as the coasts of Iran and the United Arab Emirates. The map also depicted the Gulf countries, excluding Qatar and Bahrain. The U.S. President had referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the "Trump Strait" during his speech at the Foreign Investment Institute summit in Florida last March.

He told the audience: "They need to open it, they need to open the Trump Strait. I mean the Strait of Hormuz," and added jokingly: "Sorry, I’m very sorry, what a terrible mistake, the fake news media will claim he said that by mistake, no, I don’t make mistakes."

Later, the U.S. President suggested changing the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the "Trump Strait," after he reiterated that the vital waterway is now under the control of the United States. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Now that the Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the United States, should we change its name to the Trump Strait?"

In subsequent statements, Trump indicated that he intends to declare the "Strait of Hormuz as part of U.S. territory after we defeat Iran," noting that this would happen "very soon." Trump added before a crowd at an event in Nassau County, New York: "We are imposing the blockade; no ships pass unless we want them to."

In response to Trump's statement about his intention to declare "the Strait of Hormuz as part of American territory," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharib Abadi said in a statement: "The Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by a tweet, an aircraft carrier, an executive order, or an election speech.

"Iran is not afraid of threats and is not intimidated by displays of power."