Trump claims US 'owns' Hormuz as Iran lays out conditions to reopen strait

US President Donald Trump has repeated claims that Washington is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying: “We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don't have control. We have total control. We own it.” He added that if Iran challenges the US, “they get blown away”. This comes after Tehran said it would not reopen the vital waterway until Washington met several conditions, including war reparations and ending sanctions. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National