President Donald Trump chafed at questions about Iran during a phone conversation on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday after host Jake Tapper grilled him over the latest closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. Is that true, Mr. President?” Tapper questioned. Trump replied, “It’s open as far as we’re concerned. Don’t talk about it. Talk about the reason that you asked me to speak.” Trump joined the show to discuss the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) last night. While paying tribute to Graham, he veered off topic by renewing his focus on the SAVE America Act and attacking Democrats and CNN. Moments before Tapper and Trump’s clash about the strait, Tapper asked Trump if America is “back at war” with Iran. “[Graham] obviously was very supportive of the strikes against Iran. The U.S. and Iran have been engaging back and forth in strikes over the last few days and overnight … Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?” the CNN host asked. Trump replied that he didn’t want to discuss the topic “out of respect” for Graham — and then proceeded to talk about it anyway. “We hit them very hard last night. So, I don’t want to talk about it, but I will say we hit them very hard last night,” he said of Iran. “We had a deal with them yesterday. They were giving up everything. And then all of a sudden, two hours after that, they hit a ship with a drone.” Trump added, “And I said, ‘These people, there’s something wrong with them.’ But I’m talking about a man who had nothing wrong with him, and that’s Lindsey Graham.” Trump launched renewed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday following an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left one U.S. civilian crew member missing, the U.S. military said Saturday night in a statement on X. Trump’s remarks on “State of the Union” came after mixed messaging from the U.S. and Iran over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for the global supply of oil and natural gas. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it closed the strait to all ship traffic “until further notice,” adding that it “will remain closed until the United States ends its intervention in the region,” according to the Iranian state news outlet PressTV. Trump disputed Iran’s claim during appearances on “State of the Union” and NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday.