Trump has a new wishlist project to slap his name on: He now wants the Strait of Trump in the Middle East

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump has a new wishlist project to slap his name on: He now wants the Strait of Trump in the Middle EastIt wasn’t the first time Trump referred to the vital Middle Eastern passageway as the ‘Strait of Trump’Isabel Keane in New York Thursday 30 April 2026 14:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968063","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rename-strait-of-hormuz-iran-b2968063.html","title":"Trump now wants the Strait of Trump in the Middle East "}}CloseTrump gives rambling answer on whether Ukraine or Iran war will end first and mixes up countriesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}...