Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Warns US Over Strait of Hormuz Claim
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RIYADH, August 13 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Washington to “be careful” on Thursday, challenging President Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States has total control of the Strait of Hormuz.
“Worse than fake news is fake intelligence,” Araghchi posted on X.
“The U.S. has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures. Case in point: The war on Iran. Now, an even bigger miscalculation on the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.
Trump made his claim on Wednesday in a post on Truth Social.
“The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz.”
“I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, ‘A WALL OF STEEL,’” Trump wrote. “There is nothing Iran can do about it.”
“They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing,” he added.
Hossein Taeb, a hardline militia figure and close ally of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, also challenged Washington’s position, according to the semi-official Iranian agency Fars News.
“The US started another war in the Strait of Hormuz but has failed,” Taeb said while addressing “Washington’s view that Iran lacked effective naval and air forces,” according to the agency.
Source: CNN
