# Trump claims US fully controls Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/12467

- TASS, 2026-08-03 16:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2168553

> US President Donald Trump claimed that the United States has full control of the Strait of Hormuz. He said nothing can pass through the strait to Iran unless the United States chooses to allow it.

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