Trump said Iran has little power to challenge the US naval blockade. Iran, however, says the key waterway will not fully reopen until Washington ends the war, lifts the blockade and meets its other demands. US President Donald Trump claimed that America has total control over the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran remain high.
Trump also said Iran has lost much of its military strength and claimed that the country is facing serious economic problems. Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported that Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei rejected claims that Iran had simply imposed conditions on the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and there is nothing Iran can do about it. Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran will not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets several conditions. In a message posted on X, Rezaei said Iran wants the US to end the war and blockade, release Iran’s frozen assets and agree to a wider ceasefire.
I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Iran has taken a different position on the strategic waterway. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that the United States has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments.
Baqaei said, “Let us not forget that the situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and what happened to it was caused by the military aggression of the United States and the Israeli regime, which is still ongoing, according to Press TV. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Claims don’t change reality’: Why Iran rejected Trump’s ‘total control’ claim on Strait of Hormuz Tehran: Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. It said the strategic waterway will not be reopened until the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions. It said such claims has not changed the situation on the ground. Earlier reporting noted: “Claims and repeated posts by US officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted,” the PGSA said.
As for claims that Iran has imposed conditions, they should take that matter up with their own government.
Earlier reporting noted: The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), in a post on X, dismissed repeated statements from Trump and other US officials that the Strait is no longer blocked.
