In a recent statement, President Donald Trump asserted: ‘As you know, we completely control the Strait of Hormuz through our blockade. It is effective 100%. No one can break through it. It is like a wall of steel.’
Analysis: This statement exhibits a high degree of absurdity and detachment from reality. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical and congested maritime chokepoints, through which approximately 20% of the world’s oil and gas exports pass. Claiming a ‘100% effective’ blockade that prevents any vessel from passing is logically and operationally impossible in a real-world maritime environment without triggering a total global economic collapse. Furthermore, reports from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and independent maritime tracking data indicate that dozens of commercial vessels, including oil tankers and container ships, have continued to transit the strait safely under protection or observation. Trump’s rhetoric functions as a hyperbolic projection of power rather than a reflection of tactical reality, creating a dangerous gap between his public declarations and the actual state of global shipping.
Source: SprinterPress, 22.05.2026.
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