President Trump is the only person not to have accepted “Iranian management” of the Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian government official said Friday.
In a post on X Friday, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, claimed that “Iranian management” of the vital waterway “has been established globally.”
“Countries obtain permission, pay fees, and pass their vessels under the guidance” of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, he wrote.
“The only person who has not accepted this or does not want to accept it is Trump. Every now and then, he sends his army to ‘open the strait,’ they come, get beaten, and return.”
Iranian officials have said the regime is working with U.S. ally Oman, the other nation with a coastline in the Strait of Hormuz, to establish a new mechanism to control traffic through the strategic waterway. Oman has not confirmed any role, but Iran has created what it calls the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) to coordinate with shippers.
The U.S. on Thursday announced sanctions against the PGSA, which Iran says ensures safety and collects “fees” for vessels to transit the strait.
Reacting to reports about the new system Iran is trying to impose on the strait, President Trump told reporters Wednesday that Tehran “would like to control it,” but “nobody’s going to control it.”
“Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up,” said the president, adding: “They understand that. They’ll be fine.”
