# Iran says Trump ‘lied’ about US control over Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/21306

- France 24, 2026-08-13 14:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260813-iran-says-trump-lied-about-us-control-over-strait-of-hormuz

> Iran on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s claim that Washington controlled the Strait of Hormuz as “lies and fabrications.” Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s central military command, said the waterway was fully under Tehran’s control. Trump had said a day earlier that the US had “total control” of the strait.

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