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Iran war live: Trump says he views Strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’

21 August 2026

This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday [File: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]

By Zaid Sabah and Zsombor Peter

Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026

US President Donald Trump says he “views the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now” and that Iran “would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi says the latest US threats of economic warfare are “doomed to fail”, and that sanctions proposed by US

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