Trump Says U.S. Has "Total Control" over Strait of Hormuz and Might "Keep It"
Six crew members were killed in the first reported Red Sea shipping deaths in more than a year, and U.S. forces later disabled a container ship, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed six people aboard the Tanzania-flagged Tihamah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, marking the first reported fatalities from Red Sea shipping attacks in more than a year.
- The Iran-aligned group declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20, claiming retaliation for a Saudi 'siege' on Yemen, which Riyadh has denied.
- Yemen's transport ministry identified four crew members aboard the Egyptian-owned vessel as casualties, while two members of the Yemeni government-allied National Resistance Forces were killed in a follow-up strike during rescue efforts.
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted, causing a global energy supply shock; Brent crude futures for October delivery added 0.6% to $89.44 a barrel on Wednesday, extending the week's rally.
- A senior Pakistani minister said Tuesday that the United States and Iran are close to 'some sort of arrangement,' as talks between Iran and Oman are at a 'critical juncture.
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US President Trump claims control over the strategically important strait. Tehran contradicts and links a lifting of the blockade to its own conditions.
Iran has categorically rejected US President Donald Trump's claim of complete control over the Strait of Hormuz and described the naval blockade as a wall of steel. Iran has clarified that the strategic waterway will remain closed until all its conditions are met.
Trump Claims U.S. Has Control Over Strait Of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 23, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(Washington, DC) – President Trump says the United States has total control over the Strait of Hormuz and suggested America
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The Independent (US)Gas prices hit their highest mark ever for mid August as Trump’s Iran war drags on
Gas prices have hit a historic high as the president insists that the U.S. is in control of the Strait of Hormuz and has crippled Iran’s military
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