New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- US President Donald Trump has escalated his claims over control of the Strait of Hormuz, sharing an AI-generated image depicting the strategic waterway as "NEW U.S. Territory" amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran.

The image, posted by Trump on Truth Social on Tuesday (August 18), shows a blue map of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, with the waterway enclosed within a frame carrying the words "NEW U.S. Territory" in bold lettering.

Trump's post comes days after he claimed that the United States had "total control" over the Strait, one of the world's most important oil transit routes. He also defended the US maritime blockade targeting Iran, saying it had been effective and...