Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' Amid Renewed Iran Hostilities

President Donald Trump attends an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug.

31, 2026. —Kevin Dietsch––Getty Images President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait” amid renewed hostilities with Iran following a brief period of respite.

“Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to Trump Strait? Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” the President said Wednesday.

Trump floated the idea a day after the U.S.

Central Command (CENTCOM) launched a new wave of strikes against Iranian military targets.

The U.S. military said it struck air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a statement insisting the U.S. had attacked civilian areas and service infrastructure in the provinces of Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan, and Kerman.

It said a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, Sirik County, had been struck, resulting in fatalities and injuries.

In a statement to TIME, CENTCOM spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said: “We are aware of reports, which originated from Iranian state media.

The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC.” The IRGC said it had launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, alongside an additional U.S. facility in Iraq, overnight Tuesday.

The renewed hostilities and threats come after a roughly month-long pause in active hostilities between the two countries.

On Sunday, the U.S. military struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island it said were preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines into the Strait.

Trump’s attempt to rename the Strait underscores how both Iran and the U.S. have continued to vie for control of the vital waterway, through which roughly a fifth of global oil transited before the war.

The President has previously turned to name changes as a show of power and a way to undermine his perceived adversaries, most recently renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” during the U.S. trade war with Canada .