Home News World U.S. President Donald Trump said, "We have total control of that entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz, and that means well into it, the land areas." Published - August 22, 2026 07:52 am IST U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (August 21, 2026) he thought Tehran was not ready to make the “right deal” and that Washington was observing “what happens” in the Iran war.“We have total control of that entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz, and that means well into it, the land areas. So, they would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal, in my opinion,” said Mr. Trump.Also read | Iran vows ‘devastating’ response as U.S. threatens toughest ever economic hitAddressing a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Mr. Trump said, “We cannot let them have a nuclear weapon; we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, or you will see some very bad things.”“We went down, and we stopped them; they will never have a nuclear weapon,” he added.Also read | U.S. pushes allies, China to back Trump’s economic war on IranMr. Trump said Iran wanted to reach an agreement but questioned whether Washington would accept a deal, asserting control over the strategic waterway.Follow the live updates hereAugust 22, 2026 07:52 Trump calls Strait of Hormuz ‘American territory’, warns Iran over nuclear weaponsU.S. President Donald Trump said Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon and described the Strait of Hormuz as “American territory” amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, Al Jazeera reported.“They want to make a deal so badly, we don’t even know if we want [a deal] because I view the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now, it’s an American territory,” Mr. Trump said, as per Al Jazeera.Earlier, speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews before departing for Myrtle Beach, Mr. Trump had claimed that the United States had “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and supported the idea of declaring the strategic waterway a U.S. territory. Published - August 22, 2026 07:52 am IST
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