Iran challenges Trump’s claim over Hormuz Strait

The warning directly challenges President Trump's claim that the United States controls the strategic strait linking the Gulf to open seas.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has warned that it will respond if a US warship comes within 100 kilometres of the Strait of Hormuz. The statement directly challenges US President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States controls the strait.

According to a report by Iran’s Fars news agency, the IRGC navy’s deputy political commander said: “If the Strait of Hormuz is under US control, then come forward — bring one of your warships within 100 kilometres.”

He said US forces already know how Iranian forces would respond if a US warship approached the area, adding that similar incidents had occurred in the past few days as well.

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