Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has issued a sweeping rejection of statements made by the United States president regarding the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that the American leader made “seven claims in one hour, all of which are false.” The remarks represent one of Tehran’s most direct and unequivocal rebuttals of Washington’s narrative surrounding the strategically critical waterway, through which an estimated 20 per cent of the world’s traded oil passes.
Ghalibaf stated categorically that Washington “did not win the war with these lies” and warned that it “will not succeed in the negotiations either,” signalling that Iran’s position in ongoing diplomatic exchanges remains firm and uncompromising. The Speaker’s comments come amid heightened tensions over a reported US-imposed naval blockade in the region, which Moscow has separately condemned as unilateral and illegal.
In a stark warning with far-reaching implications for global energy markets and international shipping, Ghalibaf declared that should the blockade persist, the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open.” He specified that any future passage through the strait would occur exclusively along a “designated route” and only with “Iran’s permission,” asserting Tehran’s sovereign authority over one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints.
Dismissing what he characterised as concerted American efforts to shape the international narrative, Ghalibaf stressed that the status of the strait is determined “by the field, not social networks.” He acknowledged that “media warfare and public opinion engineering” constitute an integral dimension of the broader conflict, but expressed confidence that the Iranian nation “will not be influenced by these tricks.”
The Speaker’s statements underscore a deepening confrontation between Tehran and Washington over both the physical control of the Hormuz corridor and the battle for international legitimacy, with Iran signalling it will not yield to either military pressure or information campaigns. The remarks are likely to reverberate across global oil markets and diplomatic channels in the days ahead.
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