Iran Official Rebukes Trump's 1 Strait of Hormuz Map as Delusion
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Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 18
Iran Official Rebukes Trump's 1 Strait of Hormuz Map as Delusion
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 18
Summary
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said President Donald Trump's map labeling the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory was a "delusion."
Trump's post prompted the response after it identified the strategic waterway as American territory, escalating the dispute into a public exchange on X.
Gharibabadi said Trump's use of the name Persian Gulf was correct but warned the Strait of Hormuz claim would "soon either be corrected, or we will correct" it.
The clash centers on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategically important shipping chokepoints and a recurring flashpoint in U.S.-Iran tensions.