Trump proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait"

In a post on his Twitter account, Trump wrote: "Now that it is under US control, should we change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to TRUMP'S STRAITS??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!"

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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Photo: Reuters

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02.09.2026. 18:09h

United States President Donald Trump has proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz "Trump Strait", reports the British newspaper The Guardian.

In a post on his Twitter account, Trump wrote:

"Now that it's under US control, should we change the name of the Strait of Hormuz to TRUMP'S STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!"

On August 28, Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America," further exacerbating a dispute with Canada that has already led to tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of trade between the two countries.

Trump's executive order on Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, concerns the use of the name by US federal institutions and does not specify how the lake will be called by Canada, international bodies or other organizations.

Google Maps changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for users in the U.S. on August 31, to reflect Trump's executive order renaming the lake, Google said.