# Trump Says US Controls Strait of Hormuz, but Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening

https://mins.news/en/item/21093

- CNN, 2026-08-13 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/middleeast/who-controls-strait-of-hormuz-iran-us-intl-hnk?Date=20260813&Profile=CNN

> President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it will not fully reopen the strait until Washington meets its conditions, while experts say the situation is much more complicated than Trump’s proclamation suggests.

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