President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has total control over the Strait of Hormuz and added he thinks we will keep it. [1] CBS filed the same claim as ships stayed hesitant. [2] CNN said an Iranian military adviser said Tehran could prolong the war until Trump is out of office. [3]
The paper's Tuesday lead recorded that Trump claimed total control. Wednesday added keep it. It did not add a booking note.
Kpler counted eight vessels in the strait Tuesday, the lowest daily total since August 5, against a prewar 130 to 140. [1] Seven entered on the Iranian route. One coal carrier exited. Control on Truth Social is not a fixture.

-- SAMUEL CRANE, Washington