Iran rejects Trump's Hormuz 'total control' claim, says strait will reopen only on Tehran's terms

Iran rejected Trump's claim of US "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz Iran has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting that the strategically vital waterway remains under Iranian control and will not be fully reopened to international shipping unless the US meets its demands.Iranian consul general in Mumbai Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh told ANI on Thursday that Trump’s claim was “false”, rejecting his assertion that the US had destroyed Iran’s naval and missile forces.Motlagh said Tehran was prepared to reopen the strait once Washington fulfilled its commitments and accepted Iran’s conditions under a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Trump had said on Tuesday that the US had “total control” over the strait through its naval blockade and backed the idea of declaring the strategic waterway US territory.He also claimed the passage remained open and said Iran could still try to disrupt shipping by laying mines. The comments came as Washington continued to use control of the waterway as a major source of pressure on Tehran.Motlagh said any arrangement on Hormuz would...