Iran Rejects Trump's "Total Control" Claim Over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Basij commander and joint military command rejected Trump's August 12 assertion of US "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, stating August 13 that no vessel transits without Tehran's permission. The strait, carrying a fifth of global oil and LNG before the US-Israeli war began February 28, remains blocked. Iran says it will not reopen the waterway until the US fulfills interim deal commitments.