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Trump Says Will "Soon" Declare Strait Of Hormuz US Territory

By The Local News Desk•1 min read•Verified Report

NDTV

Source Attribution: Sourced & synthesized with reference to primary wire reporting.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran.

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