"US has total control over Strait of Hormuz": Trump says Iran can do "nothing"

Iran Herald·August 12, 2026Politics

Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US exercised 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz, and he 'will keep it' amid stalled negotiations with Iran regarding the reopening of the strategic conduit. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump asserted, 'The U. S.