Strait of Hormuz: Who Really Controls It? (2026)

The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical global shipping chokepoint amid competing US and Iranian claims over control of the waterway. Strait of Hormuz: Who Actually Controls It Right Now? President Donald Trump says the United States has achieved "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz and has floated declaring it US territory. Iran's military says the opposite — that the strait remains "under…