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Trump posts map labelling Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory'

Trump posts map labelling Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory' US President Donald Trump has posted an image on social media labelling the Strait of Hormuz as "NEW U.S. Territory".  The map of…

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