TEHRAN, Aug. 19 -- Iran has responded sarcastically to US President Donald Trump's remarks about the Strait of Hormuz. It issued a map presenting California as Iranian territory.

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Trump had earlier described the Strait of Hormuz as US territory in a social media post. He also shared a map alongside his statement. The remarks drew a sarcastic response from an Iranian diplomatic mission.

The Iranian Consulate in Hyderabad, India, released a new map following Trump's statement. The map showed California as a new territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The move appeared designed to mock Trump's territorial claim over the strategic waterway.

The Iranian response quickly attra...