Politics● LowSep 26 · Sep 26, 2026, 10:34 AM
Trump trolls Iran by renaming the Strait of Hormuz shipping route after himself
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · Middle East
The president took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Saturday in the latest example of him making up his own name for locations
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