August 13, 2026: President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, a claim Iran has disputed and that comes as ships are hesitant to pass through the waterway. “I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, saying 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 the Strait of 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 US naval deployment in the region as a “WALL OF STEEL” and said, “there is nothing Iran can do about it”.
