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Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire deal unravels

Tehran asserts dominance over strategic waterway after June accord with US collapses amid mutual accusations of violations.

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What to know

  • Iran and the U.S. are locked in competing claims over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway critical to global oil and LNG shipping, with Trump asserting American dominance and Tehran countering with military assertions of control.
  • A June ceasefire agreement between the nations has collapsed, with both sides accusing the other of violations—Iran resuming vessel attacks, the U.S. restarting airstrikes on Iranian provinces.
  • Iranian officials have signaled escalation, with advisers warning of "offensive war" strategies if Tehran's conditions are not met and threatening stronger responses in any future conflict.
  • The Strait remains effectively closed to Iranian transit under U.S. blockade, while Iran denies passage to vessels without its permission, blocking roughly one-fifth of global oil and LNG shipments.

How it unfolded

  1. Report Iran's military command denies freedom of passage

    Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters declared that no vessel can transit the Strait without Tehran's permission, calling U.S. claims about normal passage "lies and falsehoods."

    “The baseless claims made by the United States regarding the normal passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz... are nothing more than lies and falsehoods”

    Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters · Newswires ↗
  2. Event Taeb declares Strait under Iranian control

    Hossein Taeb, head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, countered Trump's claim by stating the Strait is "under the management and control of the Islamic Republic," asserting Iran had defeated U.S. efforts to disrupt regional influence.

    “Today, you see that the Strait of Hormuz is under the management and control of the Islamic Republic”

    Hossein Taeb · Newswires ↗
  3. Report Iranian officials signal escalation if demands unmet

    Mohammad Mokhber, adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that Mojtaba's strategy would be "offensive war" if Tehran's conditions were not met. Military official Rasoul Sanaei-Rad warned Iran would respond more forcefully in any future conflict, saying they would "stand more firmly and more offensively."

    “In a possible future war, we will stand more firmly and more offensively.”

    Rasoul Sanaei-Rad · Newswires ↗
  4. Report Trump claims US has 'total control' of Strait

    U.S. President Donald Trump asserted American control of the strategic waterway, prompting Iranian response.

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  6. Event Ceasefire deal unravels within weeks

    Both sides accused the other of violations. Iran resumed limited attacks on vessels deemed to violate the arrangement; the U.S. restarted strikes on Iran's southern provinces claiming degradation of Tehran's anti-vessel capabilities.

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  8. Event Iran and US reach interim ceasefire agreement

    The two countries struck an interim agreement declaring a permanent ceasefire and calling for swift return to freedom of navigation in the Gulf.

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  10. Event US-Israeli strikes begin war in region

    The conflict commenced with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, after which Tehran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and LNG had previously transited.

What people are saying verbatim

“Today, you see that the Strait of Hormuz is under the management and control of the Islamic Republic”

Hossein Taeb, Head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit · Straits Times World ↗ · Aug 12

“The baseless claims made by the United States regarding the normal passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz... are nothing more than lies and falsehoods”

Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's joint military command · Investing.com News ↗ · Aug 12

“In a possible future war, we will stand more firmly and more offensively.”

Rasoul Sanaei-Rad, Senior military political official, Iran · Straits Times World ↗ · Aug 12

“The most enduring path to a new regional order lies in implementing the Hormuz economic-security mechanism, independent of Washington's military guarantees”

Mohammad Mokhber, Adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei · Investing.com News ↗ · Aug 12

“The use of capital punishment to silence dissent, intimidate communities, and punish individuals exercising their human rights can never be justified”

30+ nations and EU top diplomat, Joint statement condemning Iran · BytesEU ↗ · Aug 12