POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 18 · Aug 18, 2026, 4:48 PM
Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned
South China Morning Post
US President Donald Trump said that Tuesday that no talks with Iran were under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-month-old Iran war grinds on with little sign of resolution. Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner had said on Monday that the United States and Iran were having “very positive and active...
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