Iran's security chief calls Trump's Hormuz open claim "big lie", says "restricted area" outside Strait to be announced soon

Iran Herald·September 6, 2026Politics

Tehran [Iran], September 7 (ANI): Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that the Strait of Hormuz remains open amid the conflict in West Asia, calling it 'a big lie', and said Tehran will soon announce a new 'restricted area' extending beyond the strategic waterway.