Trump assures that he will declare the Strait of Hormuz "territory of the United States"

BarcelonaNew grandiose promise from the President of the United States. Donald Trump has assured in recent hours that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz as "United States territory" once the American army has fulfilled its mission to "defeat Iran". The New York magnate assured this at a rally in New York, and quickly received a response from Tehran: "The Strait of Hormuz cannot be conquered with a tweet or an aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order or an electoral speech," wrote Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, on X.

The Iranian diplomat warned that Iran "is not intimidated by threats or intimidated by shows of force," and made it clear that the strait "has been, is, and will continue to be Iranian." This week, Trump had already referred to the possibility that the United States would "keep" the Strait of Hormuz, assuring that they already control the maritime route, although Iran has installed radars, missile launchers, speedboats, and submarine mines at this key maritime point.

Amidst the rhetorical squabble, this Monday, August 17th, the 60-day deadline expires, as established by the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran at the end of June. the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran at the end of June. This time was meant to allow for progress in the talks between the two parties. However, two months later, progress is minimal and, in fact, the text agreed upon at the beginning of summer has barely been respected.

An agreement that is a wet paper

The list of breaches of the agreement is extensive. Cross-attacks, although at a lower level than during winter and spring, have been constant, despite the text stating that they should end. The United States has not lifted the naval blockade on Iranian ports. In the Strait of Hormuz, given Washington's threats to control it, nothing indicates that Iran has carried out the demining tasks it committed to, and maritime traffic in this key passage for international trade has not been restored to pre-war levels.

However, there have been no major developments for weeks, at least publicly. In the latest meetings between the two parties, in Switzerland at the end of June and in Doha at the beginning of July, both Washington and Tehran pointed to significant progress, but since then almost no new information has emerged, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, stated yesterday that Iran has not yet made any decision to resume negotiations with the United States.