Tehran: Iran has rejected President Donald Trump's claim that the United States has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway remains blocked and will not be reopened until Tehran's conditions are accepted.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, in a post on X, said Trump's claims and repeated statements by US officials that the Strait of Hormuz was no longer blocked did not change the situation.
Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.
"Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran's conditions are accepted," the PGSA said.
The Iranian response came hours after Trump claimed on Truth Social that the US exercised "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and "will keep it". He described the US naval deployment in the region as a "WALL OF STEEL" and said, "there is nothing Iran can do about it".
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The US President's remarks follow an extended confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage through which nearly 20 per cent of global oil trade passes.
In response, Washington has deployed a significant naval presence across the Gulf, reaffirming that guaranteeing freedom of navigation remains a primary security goal.
Trump's statements coincided with ongoing diplomatic engagement, with representatives from Washington and Tehran involved in indirect discussions regarding terms to alleviate the Hormuz crisis and resume regular maritime traffic.
Iran's newly appointed head of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Mohsen Rezaei, also warned that Tehran will not fully reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets "all the conditions."
In a message posted on X, Rezaei said the Strait would not reopen until the US ends the war and blockade, releases Iran's frozen assets, and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon and Gaza.
IRAN’s message is clear: the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the U.S. ends the war and blockade, releases Iran’s frozen assets, and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon and Gaza. Until all conditions are met, the Strait will remain closed.
"Until all conditions are met, the Strait will remain closed," he said.
Commercial shipping through the vital corridor currently continues under tight security oversight, though the environment remains highly volatile. The situation has prompted expanded naval patrols, adjustments to shipping routes by commercial carriers and renewed international calls for diplomatic restraint.