Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control, Fars news reports

DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. The remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the U.S.

Nearly half a year into the US-Iran war, global oil stockpiles are rapidly diminishing as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively stalled and the two powers at the center of the hostilities argue about who controls the critical waterway. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that the strait

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to Fars news agency. The remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that

DUBAI, Aug 13 - The Strait of Hormuz is \"under Iran's control and management\", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Trump keeps saying the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Does it?  CNN

Iran war latest: Tehran rejects Trump claim of US control over Strait of Hormuz  thenationalnews.com

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has "total" control over the Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it," as uncertainty continues over when and whether the waterway will fully reopen amid Tehran's calls for Washington to meet its demands. Trump made the remarks in a social media post amid repor

Former U.S. diplomat Richard Haass said Wednesday that no country is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting President Trump’s claim that the U.S. is in “total control” of the crucial waterway. “No one’s in total control of the Strait of Hormuz,” Haass told host Willie Geist on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.”  But Tr

US President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that the United States maintains complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, characterising the American naval blockade on Iran as a “wall of steel,” even as Iranian officials dismissed the possibility of extending a temporary ceasefire.   In a post on the Truth Social pl

The US has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports while maintaining a major military presence in the GulfUS president Donald Trump has claimed the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and suggested Washington intends to maintain its hold over the strategic waterway, as tensions with Iran remai

Officials told the Post that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir told ministers: “The blockade of Iran is highly effective. The economic crisis there is getting worse.”

President Trump asserts the US maintains total control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling its naval blockade a “wall of steel” amid the ongoing w

President Donald Trump declared once again on Wednesday that the U.S. military had “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and floated the possibility the United States could retain control of the key waterway. “The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz,” he said on Truth Social on Wednesday morning. “I

Iran maintains it effectively controls much of the waterway and intends to impose a toll system in response to the US war launched by Trump on 28 February.

Donald Trump argued the Iranian navy has been destroyed and they cannot enforce the closure of the strait

Trump has repeatedly claimed the United States controls the strait, which is vital for the flow of energy and other commodity shipping through the Middle East.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US controls the strategic waterway, which is important for the flow of energy and other commodities through the Middle East, despite the Islamic Republic's fierce rejection of the assertion.

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug 12) said his country is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it"."The USA has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Our naval blockade is being called, by eve

President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT."

Just eight vessels crossed strait on Tuesday, down from 130 to 140 prior to the war as peace talks stall.

US military opens fire on Strait of Hormuz ship as mediators fight to get America and Iran back to the negotiating table to try an end the crisis - as Trump falsely claims 'total control'

Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz  reuters.com

US president Donald Trump gave a bizarre update on his administration’s ongoing war with Iran on Tuesday, when he claimed the Middle Eastern trade route through which around a fifth of the world’s oil passes (and which has since resulted in high fuel prices amid the conflict) is now ‘owned’ by America.

The International Energy Agency calls for urgent reopening of the strait of Homuz amid ongoing pressure on global oil supplies The RAC says UK petrol prices have reached their peak since the start of the US war on Iran. The car services company said a litre of unleaded petrol hit a high of 161.66p at the weekend and h

Welcome back to City AM liveblog. Oil prices broke above $89 per barrel on Wednesday morning, notching the sixth consecutive sessions amid mixed signals around a potential deal between the US and Iran. The regime in Iran has said that the United States must end the war before they loosen their grip on the Strait of…

Trump says US has total control over Iran's money  Dawn

United States · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —Announcement timeline: United States President Donald Trump declared in mid-June 2026 that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was complete and that he had authorised a toll-free opening. —Signatories: NBC reported that Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memo

A summit next month by the Brics grouping of nations has raised hopes that major players India and China will align to rally member states to resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with the United States making little headway. Analysts say the forum from September 12 to 13 amid the global energy crisis wrought by the Mid

The escalating tally underscores how far the two sides remain from resolving a crisis that has choked the Strait of Hormuz for more than five months.