Trump says US will keep control of Strait of Hormuz as blockade continues
President Donald Trump has said the United States has total control over the Strait of Hormuz and will keep it, in a fresh escalation of rhetoric over one of the world's most important shipping routes. He described the US naval blockade as a "wall of steel" and said Iran could do nothing about it. The comments came as the war with Iran continues to disrupt shipping through the narrow waterway.Trump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform and repeated it to reporters late on Tuesday, saying: "We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Aug 2026 19:00 LONDON
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Trump says the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz and will keep it
President Donald Trump made multiple posts on Truth Social in the last hour: A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, "A WALL OF STEEL, " and there is nothing Iran can do about it. They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing, and their "Leadership" is uncertain, at best! They have No Money - Their country is "shot." All they have is FAKE NEWS and 300% INFLATION, and getting worse! Iran is all talk and no action, the... [Continue Reading]
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