Trump hints Strait of Hormuz could be US territory as tensions spike
TL;DR
As U.S.-Iran tensions heat up, Trump floated making the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory after defeating Iran, prompting a swift Iranian rebuke that Tehran will control the strait; the live blog also notes UAE blaming Iran for attacks on ADNOC vessels, reports of an unknown projectile strike near Kumzar, and ongoing U.S. military deployments and morale measures aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, underscoring a crowded naval flashpoint in the Hormuz corridor.
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