# Iran rejects Trump’s plan to claim Strait of Hormuz as US territory 2026-08-14T05:02:23+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Iran rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the waterway could not be seized by a tweet, aircraft carrier, order or election speech. Iran’s new security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, separately said the strait would remain closed until Washington ended its war and blockade, agreed to wider ceasefires covering Lebanon and Gaza, and released frozen Iranian assets. The Hindu reports that tanker traffic and peace talks remain halted. The UAE’s state oil company ADNOC said one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the strait on August 14, with no injuries reported. The route carried one in every five barrels of global oil exports before the war, according to The Hindu. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com - thehindu.com - thehindu.com - livemint.com Tags: Iran sanctions, Middle East tensions, Oil prices, shipping route, Strait of Hormuz Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-closed-until-us-meets-conditions/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-closed-until-us-meets-conditions/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.