# Trump Claims Control of Hormuz as US-Iran Deadlock Deepens

https://mins.news/en/video/20145

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-12 12:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FbrujRMO_I

> President Donald Trump claimed that the United States had “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. Washington and Tehran have hardened their positions as negotiations over the critical waterway remain deadlocked. Separately, strong results from companies supplying artificial-intelligence infrastructure revived demand for technology stocks. CoreWeave surged in premarket trading after sales growth exceeded expectations, while US futures also moved higher as traders awaited a key US event.

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