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      <title>Iran says it controls Strait of Hormuz</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Strait of Hormuz ​is “under Iran’s control and management”, ‌the head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official ​Fars news agency.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The remarks came ​a day after US President Donald ⁠Trump wrote on his Truth ​Social platform that the US had &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-has-total-control-over-strait-hormuz-2026-08-12/"&gt;“total ​control“ of the strategic waterway.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Taeb said the United States had sought to disrupt ​what he described as the ​Islamic Republic’s popularity in the region by launching ‌another ⁠war in the Strait of Hormuz, but had once more been defeated despite claiming Iran had ​neither an ​air ⁠force nor a navy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Today you see that the Strait ​of Hormuz is under the ​management ⁠and control of the Islamic Republic,” Taeb said, adding that Iran ⁠was ​continuing on its ​course in complete security.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Strait of Hormuz ​is “under Iran’s control and management”, ‌the head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official ​Fars news agency.</strong></p>
<p>The remarks came ​a day after US President Donald ⁠Trump wrote on his Truth ​Social platform that the US had <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-has-total-control-over-strait-hormuz-2026-08-12/">“total ​control“ of the strategic waterway.</a></p>
<p>Taeb said the United States had sought to disrupt ​what he described as the ​Islamic Republic’s popularity in the region by launching ‌another ⁠war in the Strait of Hormuz, but had once more been defeated despite claiming Iran had ​neither an ​air ⁠force nor a navy.</p>
<p>“Today you see that the Strait ​of Hormuz is under the ​management ⁠and control of the Islamic Republic,” Taeb said, adding that Iran ⁠was ​continuing on its ​course in complete security.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:35:50 +0500</pubDate>
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