Iran rejects Trump's Hormuz control claim
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- Iran's central military command dismissed Donald Trump's claim of U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz as 'lies and fabrications,' stating the strait is under complete Iranian management.
- Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam-al Anbiya command, said no commercial ship can pass through the Strait of Hormuz without permission and supervision from Iran's armed forces.
- Hossein Taeb, head of Iran's Basij forces, affirmed on state television that the Strait of Hormuz is under the Islamic Republic's control and secure.
- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's top diplomat, accused the U.S. of intelligence failures and miscalculations regarding the strait, calling Trump's remarks a new example of strategic error.
- Behnam Saeedi, an Iranian parliamentarian on the national security commission, declared that ships from Israel and the U.S. military are barred from passing through the strait in any circumstance.
- Iran and Oman are in talks to establish a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, though Tehran insists any such route won't open the waterway unless U.S. meets Iran's demands.
Why it matters: Iran’s unified rejection of Trump’s claim reinforces its operational control over a critical global energy corridor, directly challenging U.S. assertions of dominance. With commercial transit contingent on Iranian approval and U.S.-Israeli vessels explicitly banned, the stakes rise for shipping markets and regional deterrence, especially as no alternative route operates independently of Tehran’s conditions.
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