U.S.: Strait of Hormuz ‘Fully Open, Under U.S. Navy Control’ as Iran Threatens 'New Maritime Exclusion Zone'

A senior U.S. official said Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is “fully open and under U.S. Navy control,” directly challenging Iran’s threat to impose a new maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf as Tehran seeks to reassert leverage over the strategic waterway. The post U.S.: Strait of Horm