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.

The remarks came ​a day after US President Donald ⁠Trump wrote on his Truth ​Social platform that the US had “total ​control“ of the strategic waterway.

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.

“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.