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Can Trump really make Strait of Hormuz a US territory?
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Can Trump really make Strait of Hormuz a US territory?
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- currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By Al Jazeera Staff
Trump threatens to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory: Can he? US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would designate the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States “pretty soon” …
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