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U.S. and Iran Make Competing Claims Over Strait of Hormuz
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States had control of the Strait of Hormuz and would work to escort trapped ships out. Iran maintained the strait was in its control.
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These international waters belong to all nations, not to Iran to tax, toll or control. We’re not looking for a fight. But Iran also cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway. Two U.S. commercial ships, along with American destroyers, have already safely transited the strait, showing the lane is clear. We know the Iranians are embarrassed by this fact. They said they control the strait. They do not.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States had control of the Strait of Hormuz and would work to escort trapped ships out. Iran maintained the strait was in its control.
By Christina Kelso
May 5, 2026
