Key Takeaways: President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. had “total control” of the Hormuz Strait as Washington and Tehran hardened positions in stalled negotiations over the waterway. President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. had “total control over the Hormuz Strait,” as Washington and Tehran hardened their positions in deadlocked negotiations over the critical waterway. Mohsen Rezaee, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said any agreement with Oman on control over the strait would remain separate from any full reopening, according to a report by state-run IRIB.