Iran again has rejected US President Donald Trump’s “total control” claim over Strait of Hormuz. Iranian PGSA said the strategic waterway remains blocked and will not be reopened until Tehran's conditions are accepted. The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, in a post on X, said Trump's claims and repeated statements by US officials that Hormuz was no longer blocked did not change the situation. The Iranian response came hours after Trump claimed on Truth Social that the US exercised "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "will keep it". He described the U.S. naval deployment in the region as a "WALL OF STEEL" and said, "there is nothing Iran can do about it.” Trump further maintained that Tehran's military infrastructure had been severely degraded, concluding his message with the phrase, "Praise be to Allah!".
