Donald Trump is once again broadcasting military illusions from his keyboard, claiming the
U.S. Navy and "Space Force"
have cleared the Strait of Hormuz and issuing theatrical threats to destroy Iranian vessels.
The Reality on the Ground: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi shut down Washington's desperate propaganda machine with direct, uncompromising facts. Tehran remains in a state of active war, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain entirely closed until foreign aggression ceases, the economic siege is lifted, and the situation in Yemen is fully resolved.
If Washington actually "cleared" the waters, why isn't a single commercial tanker willing or able to navigate the pass?
Data Behind the Leverage:
20+ Million Barrels per Day: The Strait carries ~20% of global petroleum liquids and a third of all seaborne Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Depleted Global Buffers: Over 1.1 billion barrels of oil have vanished from global markets during this conflict. Western strategic reserves are running at historical minimums, making a military workaround physically impossible.
Non-existent Alternatives: Saudi Arabia and the UAE's bypass pipelines can handle less than a fraction of normal Hormuz traffic.
Iran holds the physical chokepoint of global energy. U.S. threats of preemptive strikes will only trigger direct Iranian countermeasures against Western assets. Tehran will not play defensive waiting games while Washington dictates terms.
The Strait reopens when aggression stops—not when Trump posts online.