Event Brief
Trump renames Strait of Hormuz amid Iran seven-day plan
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social branding the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait” and dismissing an Iranian proposal to reopen the waterway within a week. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi presented a seven-day plan to US negotiators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, linking reopening and nuclear talks to lifting a US naval blockade and oil sanctions and observing a ceasefire including Lebanon.
WHO: Donald Trump; Abbas Araghchi
WHAT: Trump branded the Strait of Hormuz as the “Trump Strait” and dismissed Iran’s proposal to reopen the waterway within a week.
WHEN: Sep 26, 2026
WHERE: United States
WHY: Trump reacted to Iran’s proposal presented to American negotiators, dismissing it and taunting Tehran with a renamed map.
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