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White House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait'
Middle East Eye and The Hindu describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedWhite House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait'.
The headline splitMiddle East Eye frames it as "White House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait'". NDTV frames it as "Trump Suggests Renaming Hormuz As "Trump Strait". White House Says This".
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Left / center-leftWhite House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait'
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White House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait'
White House posts map of Hormuz Strait renaming it as 'Trump Strait' The White House released a map on Wednesday showing the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait", with a caption saying "it's...
Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'
Many of the previous name changes, including Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America”, started off as apparently jovial remarks by the 80-year-old U.S. President before he then followed thro...
Trump Suggests Renaming Hormuz As "Trump Strait". White House Says This
It is the latest geographical name change floated by Donald Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as "Lake America" amid a trade war with Canada.
