[News] ‘Lies and Fabrications’: Khatam al-Anbiya Rejects US Claims on Hormuz

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‘Lies and Fabrications’: Khatam al-Anbiya Rejects US Claims on HormuzAugust
13, 2026
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Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam
al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. (Photo: Video grab)

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says Hormuz remains closed and
under Tehran’s control, rejecting US claims of normalized maritime traffic.

*Key Takeaways*

   - Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the Strait of Hormuz
   remains under the “full management and control” of the Islamic Republic.
   - The headquarters rejected Washington’s claims that vessels are passing
   normally, saying commercial ships and oil tankers require Iranian
   authorization.
   - Tehran maintains that maritime traffic cannot fully resume until
   Washington meets Iran’s conditions, while talks between Iran and Oman
   continue.
   - Khatam al-Anbiya warned that Iranian forces are monitoring US and
   Israeli movements and would respond more forcefully to any new threat.

*‘Lies and Fabrications’*

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has reaffirmed that the Strait
of Hormuz remains closed and under Iranian control, rejecting US claims
that maritime traffic through the strategic waterway has returned to normal.

In a statement released on Thursday, the headquarters described
Washington’s assertions regarding navigation through the Strait as an
attempt to portray the United States as exercising control that, according
to Tehran, it does not possess.

“Washington’s claims that vessels are passing normally through the Strait
of Hormuz are nothing but lies and fabrications,” a spokesperson for the
Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.

The headquarters stressed that Iran’s position governing passage through
the Strait has not changed. “The Strait of Hormuz remains, as before, under
the full management and control of the Islamic Republic,” the statement
read.

According to Khatam al-Anbiya, that authority extends directly to
commercial shipping and oil tankers seeking to navigate the strategic
waterway.

“No commercial vessel or oil tanker has been, or will be, able to pass
safely through the Strait without authorization from the Armed Forces,” the
headquarters said.

The declaration directly challenges recent statements from Washington
portraying navigation through the Strait as having normalized despite
Tehran’s restrictions.
*Strait Remains Closed*

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Tehran reported that Iranian officials view
US President Donald Trump’s latest statements regarding the Strait as an
attempt to obscure Washington’s failure to achieve its objectives during
the war against Iran.

“Iran considers Trump’s statements regarding the Strait of Hormuz to be
nothing more than media hype aimed at covering up the failure of the
aggression to achieve its objectives,” the correspondent reported.

Tehran maintains that unrestricted maritime traffic through the Strait will
not resume merely on the basis of US declarations.

“The Strait of Hormuz is completely closed, and maritime traffic cannot
resume until the United States meets Iran’s conditions,” Al Mayadeen’s
correspondent said.

The Strait is one of the world’s most strategically important maritime
passages, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian
Sea and serving as a major route for global oil and gas exports.

Iran has maintained that it retains the ability to determine navigation
conditions through the waterway despite US military deployments in the
region.
*Talks with Oman Continue*

Iran’s position comes as diplomatic contacts with Oman continue over issues
surrounding maritime navigation and the wider confrontation with Washington.

“Talks between Tehran and Muscat are continuing, according to Iranian
officials, and are proceeding positively, with progress achieved on several
levels,” Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.

The continuation of the talks, however, has not altered Tehran’s publicly
stated position that the Strait remains closed or its insistence that any
broader restoration of maritime traffic depends on Iranian conditions being
met.

The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters also accused Washington of
contributing to instability throughout the region.

“The United States constantly seeks to foment trouble, instability, and
insecurity in the region,” the headquarters said.

It dismissed US threats against Iran, arguing that Washington lacks the
ability to force Tehran to retreat.

“Washington’s threats, which are not backed by any real power or
foundation, will produce nothing but further misery and helplessness,” it
said.

The headquarters pointed to previous confrontations with the United States
as evidence of Iran’s willingness and ability to resist military pressure.

“Washington’s leaders and military have, in the past and up to this day,
experienced firsthand the strength of the Iranian people and the courage of
the nation’s sons serving in the Armed Forces,” it added.
*Khatam al-Anbiya Warns against Escalation*

The headquarters said Iranian forces remain on alert and are closely
tracking US and Israeli military activity throughout the region.

“The Iranian Armed Forces are monitoring all movements of the American and
Zionist enemies in the region,” it said.

Khatam al-Anbiya linked Iran’s position in the Strait to the broader
defense of the country’s sovereignty and warned that the Armed Forces would
not retreat under external pressure.

“The Iranian Armed Forces will not hesitate to secure the rights of the
people and safeguard national sovereignty under the leadership of Sayyed
Mojtaba Khamenei,” the statement said.

“The Iranian Armed Forces will not retreat even an inch from defending the
principles of the Revolution under the leadership of Sayyed Mojtaba
Khamenei.”

The headquarters concluded with a warning that any further military
escalation against Iran would draw a stronger response.

“The Iranian Armed Forces will respond to any threat, regardless of its
nature or level, with a response more powerful and severe than before.”

*(PC, Al Mayadeen, Iranian media)*
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