US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026. Trump is returning to the White House from New Jersey, where he attended the 2026 World Cup Final. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, PGSA, the body responsible for maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, has rejected claims by the United States of America officials that the waterway is open.
“Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality,” PGSA stated.
The PGSA claimed in a social media post on X that “Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.”
The PGSA’s remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed earlier that the country maintains “total control” of the strait of Hormuz and will keep it.
