{"id":46936,"date":"2026-08-15T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46936"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:22:46","slug":"iran-scoffs-at-trumps-tough-talk-strait-of-hormuz-cannot-be-seized-by-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46936","title":{"rendered":"Iran Scoffs at Trump\u2019s Tough Talk: \u2018Strait of Hormuz Cannot Be Seized by Tweet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5751262\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5751262\" class=\"wp-image-5751262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-14-at-4-40-13-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5751262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Iranian official dismissed President <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> recent jab over the Strait of Hormuz after the commander in the chief quipped he&#8217;d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/just-in-trump-says-hell-declare-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-territory\/\">declare the key global waterway a &#8220;U.S. territory.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The quip apparently got a rise out of <strong>Kazem Gharibabadi<\/strong>, Iran&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Gharibabadi\/status\/2088369143183729089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to X to respond.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trump has said that after Iran&#8217;s defeat, he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory! The Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech. Iran neither fears threats nor cowers before displays of power. (1)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once and for all, accept the reality: up to this point, you have suffered strategic and heavy defeats; the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian; this strait will only be closed and opened under Iran&#8217;s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease your fanciful delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"e76b248aa4848f6db0cc91a6c1989792\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0645\u067e \u06af\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0634\u06a9\u0633\u062a \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0628\u0632\u0648\u062f\u06cc \u062a\u0646\u06af\u0647 \u0647\u0631\u0645\u0632 \u0631\u0627 \u0642\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0648 \u0622\u0645\u0631\u06cc\u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u06a9\u0631\u062f! <br \/>\u062a\u0646\u06af\u0647 \u0647\u0631\u0645\u0632 \u0631\u0627 \u0646\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u062a\u0648\u06cc\u06cc\u062a \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0648 \u0646\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0627\u0648 \u0647\u0648\u0627\u067e\u06cc\u0645\u0627\u0628\u0631\u060c \u0646\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u0635\u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0641\u0631\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0646\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u0633\u062e\u0646\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0627\u0646\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a\u06cc. \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u062a\u0647\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0645\u06cc \u0647\u0631\u0627\u0633\u062f \u0648 \u0646\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u0642\u062f\u0631\u062a \u0645\u0631\u0639\u0648\u0628 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u0648\u062f. (\u06f1)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gharibabadi (@Gharibabadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Gharibabadi\/status\/2088369143183729089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump made the remark Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-declares-ill-never-apologize-for-iran-war-bringing-up-gas-prices-i-did-the-right-thing\/\">during a campaign rally on Long Island<\/a>, where he stumped for GOP candidates such as Nassau County Executive <strong>Bruce Blakeman<\/strong>, who is running for governor against incumbent <strong>Kathy Hochul<\/strong> (D).<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear how serious Trump was when he made the comments:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd after we finish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/foxs-kilmeade-predicts-trump-ends-up-in-a-kinetic-war-with-iran-before-labor-day\/\">defeating Iran,<\/a> which is being very badly defeated\u2014pretty soon I\u2019ll be declaring the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/opinion\/is-trump-lying-about-total-control-in-hormuz-fox-news-and-ms-now-agree-on-one-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hormuz Strait<\/a> a territory of the United States. Yeah, essentially, that\u2019s what it is. We have the blockade\u2014no ships get through unless we want them to. And how about Venezuela? Venezuela was a one-day war, and now we work great with them. We\u2019ve taken in millions and millions of barrels of oil,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019re doing really good\u2014we\u2019re doing good in every way. You know, I built the military, and now I used it a little bit more than I wanted to, frankly, but that\u2019s okay, because we cannot let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-uae-accuses-attacks-vance-oil-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iran<\/a> have a nuclear weapon. Do we agree? Can\u2019t let it. So most things are down. And I had\u2014you know, before I started that, I had to make a journey. I said to my guys\u2014I said to Howard, Scott, Marco\u2014they\u2019re all fantastic, what a great group we have. But I said, \u2018Fellas, we just had the best month ever, anyone\u2019s ever had as president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Iran war has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/bret-baier-undercuts-trumps-iran-claim-traffic-has-slowed-really-to-a-trickle\/\">dragged on since Feb. 28<\/a>. A brief ceasefire crumbled within days.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/iran-scoffs-at-trumps-tough-talk-strait-of-hormuz-cannot-be-seized-by-tweet\/\">Iran Scoffs at Trump\u2019s Tough Talk: \u2018Strait of Hormuz Cannot Be Seized by Tweet\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot An Iranian official dismissed President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent jab over the Strait of Hormuz after the commander in the chief quipped he&#8217;d declare the key global waterway a &#8220;U.S. territory.&#8221; The quip apparently got a rise out of Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, who took to X to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-14-at-4-40-13-PM.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}