WASHINGTON, United States – United States President Donald Trump shared a social media post on Wednesday featuring a map that renames the Strait of Hormuz to the “Strait of Trump.”
Okay News reports that the image was reshared on Truth Social and displayed an altered name over the waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
There is no indication of a formal policy proposal to rename the international maritime route.
The channel operates as a transit path for global crude oil and petroleum products.
The social media activity occurred alongside disputes between Washington and Tehran regarding economic sanctions, oil exports, navigation rights, and nuclear negotiations.
Oil market prices increased on Thursday as traders assessed the shipping lanes.
