3 min readUpdated: Mar 28, 2026 09:14 AM IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday made a tongue-in-cheek remark about the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil transit route and strategic flashpoint in the ongoing Iran conflict, referring to it as the “Strait of Trump”. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative event in Miami, Trump joked that Iran needed to “open up the Strait of Trump – I mean, Hormuz”, prompting laughter from the audience.
He quickly followed up with mock contrition, saying, “Excuse me. I’m so sorry. Such a terrible mistake,” before adding, “The fake news will say, ‘He accidentally said’ – No, there’s no accidents with me, not too many. If there were, we’d have a major story.”
.@POTUS: “We’re negotiating now, and it would be great if we could do something, but they have to open it up. They have to open up the Strait of Trump—I mean Hormuz. Excuse me, I’m so sorry. Such a terrible mistake.” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/TqZptrkEo0
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 27, 2026
The remark comes at a time when the Strait of Hormuz has become a central point of tension in the conflict, now nearing its second month. While Washington has claimed it has “obliterated” Iran’s military capabilities, Tehran continues to demonstrate its ability to disrupt movement through the narrow waterway.
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The strait, a vital artery for global oil trade, typically handles around 20 million barrels per day. Its disruption has triggered significant volatility in global energy markets.
He further said that the US is crushing Iran and reasserted that Tehran is “begging for a deal”.
Over the past 27 days, the U.S. armed forces, most powerful in the world, have been annihilating Iran’s military capacity with force, precision, skill like the world has never seen. pic.twitter.com/2vk2McGBBP
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 27, 2026
Earlier this week, Trump suggested a possible resolution could involve joint control of the passage by “me and the Ayatollah [Mojtaba Khameini]”. He has also claimed that Iran is seeking negotiations and is “begging” for a deal, assertions that Tehran has denied, maintaining that no direct talks are underway.
On Friday, Trump paused the US’s plan of hitting Iran’s power distribution centres for 10 days “as per Iranian Government request”.
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