President Trump Was Right: America Controls the Strait of Hormuz

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The White House claims U.S. Central Command has confirmed American forces, not Iran, control the Strait of Hormuz, framing this as vindication of the President's prior statements.

The release ties this claim to 'Operation Economic Outcast,' described as squeezing Iran's currency, fuel supply, and inflation until the regime can no longer 'project power.'

No independent verification of the control claim, the operation's actual mechanics, or its economic effects accompanies the announcement.

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A press office declaring victory over a waterway is the geopolitical equivalent of a landlord claiming credit for the weather. Note the tidy construction: the boast confirms the President was right, the President's rightness confirms the boast, and no evidence is invited to the ceremony. When the only witness to your triumph is your own press release, the strait isn't the thing being controlled — the narrative is.

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