Iran has rejected claims from US officials that the Strait of Hormuz is open, insisting that the strategic waterway remains blocked until Tehran’s conditions are met.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), which oversees maritime traffic in the waterway, dismissed the US claims in a statement posted on X.
“Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality.”
The authority maintained that the strait would not be reopened until Iran’s demands were accepted, directly contradicting US President Donald Trump’s earlier claim that America had “total control” of the vital waterway.
Trump also described the US naval blockade as a “wall of steel”, saying Iran lacked the ability to challenge it.
Iran’s newly appointed Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, separately said the strait would remain closed unless Washington changed its approach and accepted Tehran’s conditions.
Rezaei said the US must end the war and release Iran’s frozen assets, while calling for an end to fighting across the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza.
He added that Iran had communicated other conditions to Washington through mediators.
Meanwhile, Iran and Oman are negotiating the possibility of establishing a new route through the Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei stressed that any agreement on such a route would be separate from Iran’s position on the closure of the strait.
The dispute comes after Iran tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, restricting the safe passage of vessels linked to Israel and the US following joint strikes on Iranian territory.
The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial global energy route, making the disagreement between Iran and the US a major concern for international shipping and energy markets.
Source: Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority; IRNA.
