Iran Calls Trump 'Delusional,' Declares 'Post-American Order' - After He Claims Hormuz as 'New U.S. Territory'

Iranian officials fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling him "delusional" and declaring a "post-American order" in the Persian Gulf after the president posted a map labeling the Strait of Hormuz "New U.S. Territory" and insisted the strategic waterway is "open and operating."

Quoted spans: Rezaei (Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei): "Welcome to the post-American order in the Persian Gulf." Trump: "We control it with the blockade, and I like the idea of declaring it a territory." Gharibabadi (Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi): "...his delusion about the Strait of Hormuz will soon either be dispelled, or we will set this deluded man straight." (leading ellipsis = fetch truncation, not source ellipsis) Mokhber (Iranian official): "Except through the Islamic Republic's measures and plans, there is no possibility of using the Strait of Hormuz." Kushner (Jared Kushner): "They have to be willing to make a real deal."