“Can’t Be Seized By A Tweet”: Iran On Trump’s ‘Will Soon Declare Hormuz US Territory’ Remark

New Delhi:Tehran on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz “has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian”, an assertion that came after President Donald Trump said the United States would “soon” declare the key energy waterway part of US territory.Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stressed that the strait — Tehran effectively closed at the start of the Middle East war, will “only be closed and opened under Iran’s command”.

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Monroe Doctrine Under Revival: Why Trump is Demanding a Total Break of Venezuela from China and Iran

In a bold reassertion of 19th-century geopolitical strategy, US President Donald Trump has officially revived the Monroe Doctrine, declaring the Western Hemisphere an exclusive sphere of American influence.

This strategic pivot, recently formalized in the latest US National Security Strategy, signals a sharp escalation in tensions as Washington moves to dismantle the growing presence of China, Russia, and Iran in the region.

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