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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

Trump Dismisses Iran's Public Oman Talks on Strait of Hormuz, Says Route Already 'Completely Controlled' by US Navy

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Tehran's claims of negotiating a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman, warning that the US Navy retains absolute control of the waterway. (Credit: Screenshot From The White House/Youtube)

US President Donald Trump has insisted the Strait of Hormuz is 'completely controlled' by the United States Navy, brushing off Tehran's claim that it is independently negotiating a temporary shipping route with Oman.

The president went on to describe Iran's leadership as duplicitous after its foreign ministry publicly denied his earlier assertion that direct talks between Washington and Tehran were close.

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