⚡U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, 21 Mordad, that the United States has “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz and will likely keep it.

He also emphasized that the Islamic Republic is not capable of confronting a U.S. naval blockade.

In a message on Truth Social, President Trump described the Iranian regime’s maritime blockade by the United States as a “steel wall” and said the Islamic Republic cannot do anything to counter it.

The U.S. president said Iran’s regime no longer has a navy or an air force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been severely weakened, the remaining forces are not receiving pay, and the regime leadership situation is also unclear. He also, referring to severe inflation, said the Islamic Republic is facing an escalating financial crisis.

At the end, President Trump emphasized that the Islamic Republic is no longer the “bully of the Middle East.”