Iran war live: Trump says he views Strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’

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US president says Iran ‘would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion’.

Published On 22 Aug 2026

US President Donald Trump says he “views the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now” and that Iran “would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi says the latest US threats of economic warfare are “doomed to fail”, and that sanctions proposed by US