US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington’s naval blockade is being called a “wall of steel” and that Iran has no ability to challenge it. Trump claimed Iran’s navy and air force have been weakened, its remaining soldiers are unpaid, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been “decimated and fleeing”. He also questioned the stability of Iran’s leadership, while describing the country as having “no money” and being “shot”. The US President further accused Iran of relying on “fake news” and said the country was facing “300% inflation”, which he claimed was getting worse. Trump declared that Iran was now “all talk and no action” and no longer the “Bully of the Middle East”.