Live Updates: Trump says U.S. has "total control" over Strait of Hormuz and might "keep it" - CBS News

President Trump claimed Wednesday on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz and suggested the country might "keep it," writing "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT."
Iran disputed the assertion, with Hossein Taeb, head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, stating Thursday that the strait is "under Iran's control and management," according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
Ship traffic through the strategic waterway has dropped sharply, falling to a one-week low of eight tracked vessels, compared with roughly 130 ships a day before the war began on February 28.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed six people aboard a vessel in the Red Sea, Yemen's coast guard reported Tuesday, highlighting ongoing dangers to maritime traffic in the region.
More than 30 countries, including France, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy and Germany, alongside the European Union's top diplomat, condemned Iran's use of capital punishment, accusing it of executing protesters to "silence dissent" and calling for the release of those arbitrarily detained.
Iran's foreign minister dismissed the criticism, calling the signatories hypocritical, singling out France, and referencing Western backing of Israel's actions in Gaza.