Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
TEHRAN — Iran's military on Thursday rejected as "lies" remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway was fully under Iranian control. "The false claims of the United States that ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz normally ... are nothing more than lies and fabrications," said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the spokesperson for…
TEHRAN — Iran's military dismissed President Donald Trump's assertions that the U.S. maintains control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz as "lies" and "fabrications," asserting the waterway remains under complete Iranian authority. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's central military command, Khatam-al Anbiya, made the statement in a video aired by state television.
He emphasized that the Strait has always been under the "complete management and control" of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with no commercial ship or tanker able to pass through without the permission and supervision of the powerful Iranian armed forces. Iran has maintained this control since the start of the Middle East war on February 28, requiring vessels to seek permission and pay transit fees to utilize the waterway. In a Wednesday post on Truth Social, Trump claimed U.S. "total control" over the Strait.
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