Trump Says It's the US, Not Iran That Has Total Control of Hormuz

In a new twist in the war between Iran and the U.S., President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it is Washington, not Tehran that "has total control over the Strait of Hormuz," adding, "I think we will keep it." "The U.S.A. has total control over over the Strait of Hormuz." "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!" "Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, 'A WALL OF STEEL,' and there is nothing Iran can do about it," "Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer," In addition, Trump spoke about Iran's drastic economic problems and inflation. The newly appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, is reported saying the strait would stay closed unless Washington changes its behavior, with terms including ending the war, releasing frozen Iranian assets, and ending fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Only eight vessels tracked in the strait Tuesday (lowest daily total since Aug. 5, per Kpler data), versus the 130 to 140 ships that typically passed through before Iran closed it following U.S.-Israeli attacks Feb. 28.