Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control: Fars news report

DUBAI: The Strait of ​Hormuz is "under ​Iran's control and management", ​the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according ‌to ⁠the ⁠semi-official Fars news agency.

The remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. had "total control" of the ⁠strategic waterway.

Taeb ‌said the United States had sought to disrupt what ⁠he described as the Islamic Republic's popularity in the region by launching another war in the Strait of Hormuz, but had once more been defeated despite claiming Iran had ‌neither an air force nor a navy.


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"Today you ​see that ​the Strait ⁠of Hormuz is under the management and control of the Islamic Republic," ​Taeb said, adding that Iran was continuing on its course in complete security.