President Donald Trump has proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz—one of the busiest and most strategically important waterways on the planet—as the “Trump Strait,” according to a report from the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.
The narrow channel separates Iran from Oman and the United Arab Emirates, linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and, beyond that, the Arabian Sea. It is widely considered a global energy chokepoint: a huge share of the world’s seaborne oil and liquefied natural gas passes through its waters every day, making it a frequent flashpoint in tensions between Iran and Western powers.
The proposal echoes a pattern from Trump’s time in office, during which he has shown a fondness for attaching his name to landmarks and initiatives, as well as for renaming existing geographic features. Earlier this year, for instance, his administration pushed to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for use in US government maps and documents.
Renaming an international strait, however, would carry far greater diplomatic weight, since the waterway falls under the sovereignty of multiple nations and is governed by international maritime law rather than by any single country’s naming conventions.
For the full story and additional context, read the original report at jornada.com.mx.
Source: Trump propone cambiar el nombre del estrecho de Ormuz por "estrecho de Trump" (jornada.com.mx). English version produced with AI assistance.
Image: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity Photographer, BY-SA 2.0 (via Openverse).