Trump says U.S. has "total control" over Strait of Hormuz and might "keep it"
Trump's assertion of U.S. control over the strategic waterway conflicts with Iran's counterclaim, as the blockade disrupts global oil flows valued at 4.9 million barrels daily.
- President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and suggested Washington intends to maintain control of the strategic Middle Eastern waterway.
- Trump described the U.S. naval blockade as a "wall of steel" that Iran cannot bypass, asserting that the U.S. military has "total control" and adding, "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!"
- The president argued that Iran's military capabilities have been severely depleted, writing that Iran has no operational Navy or Air Force, that the IRGC is fleeing, and that the country's economy is crippled by hyperinflation.
- Iran strongly disputed Trump's claims, maintaining that it will not permit the reopening of normal traffic through the strait until the U.S. naval blockade is lifted, sanctions are removed, and frozen assets are released.
- Maritime traffic through the critical oil transit choke point fell to a weekly low of just eight vessels per day, down from an average of roughly 130 daily transits before the military escalation began.
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