# Iran insists it controls Hormuz as rial hits record low and exports dry up

https://mins.news/en/item/86414

- euronews, 2026-10-05 12:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/iran-insists-it-controls-hormuz-as-rial-hits-record-low-and-exports-dry-up

> Iran’s military says it still has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. The foreign minister said the waterway could reopen within seven days if Tehran’s conditions were met, after US Treasury Secretary Bessent said Iran loaded no crude onto tankers in September.

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