Hyderabad, Sept. 2 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, September 2, suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait", claiming the United States now controls the strategic waterway as fighting with Iran continued to intensify.

"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!" Trump wrote on social media.

Trump proposes renaming the Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait' in social media post.

The proposal follows a series of geographical renaming suggestions by Trump and comes after he claimed US sovereignty over the strait, which Tehran has effectively shut for six months. The White House later shared a map of the ...