Strait of Tensions: Trump's Claim Raises More Questions than Answers The latest escalation in the simmering conflict between the US and Iran has brought forth another claim from President Donald Trump, one that raises more questions than it answers.
Trump asserts that US forces are "in total control" of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital shipping route for global oil supplies.
This assertion comes after a tense standoff between Iranian and American vessels in the Strait, where US forces fired missiles at a Panama flagged cargo ship attempting to sail towards an Iranian port.