Trump claims US Navy controls Hormuz Strait, demands Iran pay compensation

President Donald Trump asserted that the U.S. Navy has achieved complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as an 'iron wall.' This claim follows the U.S. military's efforts to clear the waterway of mines. Trump also demanded that Iran compensate the United States for years of conflict, including damages from a war that began on February 28, attacks on U.S. targets over the past two decades, and the killing of protestors by Iranian authorities over the last 50 years.

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The U.S. Navy now has full control over this important waterway.

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump stated that the strait is now open and under sole U.S. control, despite Iran's occasional attempts to lay mines. The U.S. has maintained maritime sanctions against Iranian ports since mid-April. Iranian officials, however, have countered that the Strait of Hormuz will only reopen once the U.S. meets Tehran's conditions.

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It is now open. The U.S. is the only party controlling the Strait of Hormuz right now.

These conditions include lifting maritime and economic sanctions, withdrawing U.S. troops from the region, paying war reparations, and unfreezing Iranian assets. Iran's Supreme National Security Council also demands an end to U.S. attacks on its regional allies. Trump, in a Truth Social post, suggested that Iran should compensate the U.S. for American lives lost or injured in attacks linked to Iran, as well as for Iranian protestors allegedly killed by the regime over the past 50 years. The dispute over war reparations marks a new point of contention after Iran outlined its own terms for reopening the vital waterway, which previously handled about one-fifth of the world's oil supply.

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The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until Washington lifts its maritime and economic sanctions, withdraws U.S. troops from the region, pays war reparations, and does not freeze Iranian assets.