Trump reiterates US has 'total' control of Strait of Hormuz

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

Trump administration officials have said oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are rising, but maritime traffic remains diminished.

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."

Trump says US will keep 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it." "The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "O

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the US “will keep” the strait, adding that their naval blockade was being called “A Wall of Steel.”

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…

President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on his assertion that the United States has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, warning Iran could either continue buckling under mounting economic pressure or risk getting “blown away” if it challenges American forces.

US President Donald Trump claims US in ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz.

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

The dueling positions Washington and Tehran staked out showed how far apart the two sides remain even as both talked of winding down regional hostilities.