‘Nonsense’: Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz, retired general says
April 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelAfter President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it controls the waterway. Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton dismissed the claim on “NewsNation Live,” calling it “nonsense,” and noting the strait is an international waterway and not owned by any single country.
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