# Trump again claims the upper hand, but the outlook remains unclear

https://mins.news/en/item/20682

- NHK News, 2026-08-12 22:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20260812de43527

> US President Donald Trump has again asserted that the United States holds the advantage over the Strait of Hormuz. He said the US maritime blockade is known as an “iron wall” and that Iran can do nothing. A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard official has also made a related statement, leaving the future course uncertain.

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