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President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, suggesting the critical waterway could become the “Trump Strait” as his administration says the United States has gained control of the passage during the war with Iran.
“Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???” Trump asked on Truth Social.
“Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
Trump did not say how his administration would seek to change the name of the international strait, which lies between Iran and Oman and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.
The proposal comes as the Trump administration has repeatedly said Iran has lost control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key focus of the war that began Feb. 28.
About 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products passed through the strait before the conflict, accounting for roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption.
Traffic through the waterway has remained below prewar levels as military strikes in the region have resumed following a weekslong pause.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Newsmax on Tuesday that oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is moving back toward prewar levels, a development that could ease pressure on U.S. fuel prices and inflation despite renewed Iranian military action.
“We are getting at least 10 million barrels a day through,” Bessent told Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight” on Tuesday. “Yesterday, I think, was a big day. I can’t remember, 15, 17 million barrels.”
Prewar flows were roughly 20 million barrels per day, he said.
Trump’s suggestion is the latest in a series of efforts to rename prominent geographic features.
Last week, Trump signed an executive order directing that Lake Ontario be called “Lake America” in the United States amid rising tensions with Canada.
The order directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to update the federal Geographic Names Information System to reflect the change.
Canada rejected the new name, but several outlets in the United States, including Apple and Google, have adopted it.
Earlier in Trump’s second term, he ordered the federal government to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
Mexico rejected that change, although the new name has been adopted by the U.S. government and reflected by some mapping services for U.S. users.
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