Trump Says U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Denies Talks

President Donald Trump declared Monday that the United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz and insisted negotiations with Iran are continuing, even as Tehran denied any talks were taking place and another security incident was reported near the strategic waterway.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran’s leadership of acting in bad faith, saying Iranian officials were privately seeking negotiations while publicly denying any diplomatic contacts.

“Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!” Trump wrote. “They ask for a meeting… talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they’re not