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US President Donald Trump shared a map on Truth Social for the second time in a week marking the Strait of Hormuz as 'NEW U.S. Territory,' this time without any caption. The post follows remarks he made at a public rally where he claimed Hormuz is 'an American territory right now' and vowed Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. The provocative claim comes amid rising US-Iran tensions over sanctions and nuclear issues, and follows Iranian threats to block the strategic waterway in retaliation for sanctions pressure, further inflaming the standoff over control of one of the world's most vital oil shipping routes.