The Western geopolitical order advances steadily under the doctrine of power realism. In this context of profound redefinition of global security, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, formally announced his determination to incorporate the strategic Strait of Hormuz under American territorial sovereignty, the most important shipping route in the world to ensure the free passage of international trade.
The historic declaration took place this Friday, August 14, at 1:30 p.m. PST. Before an enthusiastic crowd during a political event held at a police academy in the state of New York, the Republican leader stated: "I will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz territory of the United States. It is true".
Donald Trump
The American president directly linked this imminent de facto annexation with the successful conclusion of the military pressure campaign his country is conducting in the Middle East, which will end once the hostile actions of the Tehran forces are completely subdued.
The strategic Strait of Hormuz, geographically located between Iran and Oman, connects the crucial Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, constituting the nerve center of global energy trade. With the forcefulness characteristic of great powers that safeguard order and law, Donald Trump described the overwhelming reality of the conflict by stating that "Iran is being defeated very hard".
He also exposed the total operational control that American forces maintain over the area through a strict naval blockade:
"We have the blockade. No ship can pass unless we want it to". This relentless maritime surveillance was structured from March, when the Republican administration formally demanded its international allies to join efforts to ensure navigation through the strait, which had been severely sabotaged by treacherous Iranian attacks on private tanker ships.
Strait of Hormuz
To consolidate this unbreakable defense of global economic freedom, the Pentagon has ordered an impressive technical deployment. Before boarding his flight at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Donald Trump confirmed the mobilization of a new maritime combat beast.
This is a monumental nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class that is already sailing towards the gulf to relieve the heroic USS Abraham Lincoln, which has safeguarded peace in the region uninterrupted for over six months. "That ship will be replaced by another similar ship", guaranteed the American head of state.
Qualified sources from the Defense area unanimously indicate that the designated relief is the colossal USS George Washington. The lethal nuclear vessel was located this Thursday near the crucial Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Malaysia, with its arrival in the operational area expected in the coming days.
This precise transition will mark the end of an exhausting military journey for the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that set sail from San Diego, California, in November 2025, traversed the Pacific Ocean, and has been stationed in the Indian Ocean since the beginning of this year, having made only two brief technical refueling stops: one at the island of Guam in December 2025, and another off the coast of Oman in July 2026.
As expected in light of such a display of sovereignty and military might, progressive sectors aligned with the globalist agenda have attempted to undermine the morale of Western allied forces.
USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier
During this week, senators belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States Congress raised false alarms about supposed "bad conditions" aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, trying to establish a demoralization narrative based on alleged water supply issues, mental health complications among the crew, and supposed attempts by military personnel to throw themselves overboard.
However, the government of the United States firmly dismissed these defamatory tactics from the left. President Donald Trump flatly refuted the complaints about the supposed exhaustion of the crew with a blunt phrase: "It hasn't been nearly long enough".
In the same doctrinal sense, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth categorically denounced that these parliamentary reports were intentionally distorted and solemnly reaffirmed that the Pentagon provides all the necessary operational resources for the indisputable success of the troops. With the imminent arrival of a new military deterrent fleet, the forces of Western civilization assure that there will be no truce for the enemies of international trade and freedom of navigation.
