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<div class="gmail-domain-border"></div><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">\u2018Lies and Fabrications\u2019: Khatam al-Anbiya Rejects US Claims on Hormuz</h1>August 13, 2026</div>
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Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. (Photo: Video grab)
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<h3><span>Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says Hormuz
remains closed and under Tehran\u2019s control, rejecting US claims of
normalized maritime traffic.</span></h3>
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<h2><b>Key Takeaways</b></h2>
<ul><li><span>Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the Strait
of Hormuz remains under the \u201cfull management and control\u201d of the Islamic
Republic.</span></li><li><span>The headquarters rejected Washington\u2019s claims that vessels are
passing normally, saying commercial ships and oil tankers require
Iranian authorization.</span></li><li><span>Tehran maintains that maritime traffic cannot fully resume
until Washington meets Iran\u2019s conditions, while talks between Iran and
Oman continue.</span></li><li><span>Khatam al-Anbiya warned that Iranian forces are monitoring US
and Israeli movements and would respond more forcefully to any new
threat.</span></li></ul>
<h4><b>\u2018Lies and Fabrications\u2019</b></h4>
<p><span>Iran\u2019s 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.</span></p>
<p><span>In a statement released on Thursday, the headquarters described
Washington\u2019s 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.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cWashington\u2019s claims that vessels are passing normally through
the Strait of Hormuz are nothing but lies and fabrications,\u201d a
spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.</span></p>
<p><span>The headquarters stressed that Iran\u2019s position governing passage through the Strait has not changed. </span><span>\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz remains, as before, under the full management and control of the Islamic Republic,\u201d the statement read.</span></p>
<p><span>According to Khatam al-Anbiya, that authority extends directly
to commercial shipping and oil tankers seeking to navigate the strategic
waterway.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cNo commercial vessel or oil tanker has been, or will be, able
to pass safely through the Strait without authorization from the Armed
Forces,\u201d the headquarters said.</span></p>
<p><span>The declaration directly challenges recent statements from
Washington portraying navigation through the Strait as having normalized
despite Tehran\u2019s restrictions.</span></p>
<h4><b>Strait Remains Closed</b></h4>
<p><span>Al Mayadeen\u2019s correspondent in Tehran reported that Iranian
officials view US President Donald Trump\u2019s latest statements regarding
the Strait as an attempt to obscure Washington\u2019s failure to achieve its
objectives during the war against Iran.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cIran considers Trump\u2019s 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,\u201d the correspondent
reported.</span></p>
<p><span>Tehran maintains that unrestricted maritime traffic through the Strait will not resume merely on the basis of US declarations.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is completely closed, and maritime
traffic cannot resume until the United States meets Iran\u2019s conditions,\u201d
Al Mayadeen\u2019s correspondent said.</span></p>
<p><span>The Strait is one of the world\u2019s 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.</span></p>
<p><span>Iran has maintained that it retains the ability to determine
navigation conditions through the waterway despite US military
deployments in the region.</span></p>
<h4><b>Talks with Oman Continue</b></h4>
<p><span>Iran\u2019s position comes as diplomatic contacts with Oman continue
over issues surrounding maritime navigation and the wider confrontation
with Washington.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cTalks between Tehran and Muscat are continuing, according to
Iranian officials, and are proceeding positively, with progress achieved
on several levels,\u201d Al Mayadeen\u2019s correspondent reported.</span></p>
<p><span>The continuation of the talks, however, has not altered
Tehran\u2019s publicly stated position that the Strait remains closed or its
insistence that any broader restoration of maritime traffic depends on
Iranian conditions being met.</span></p>
<p><span>The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters also accused Washington of contributing to instability throughout the region.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe United States constantly seeks to foment trouble, instability, and insecurity in the region,\u201d the headquarters said.</span></p>
<p><span>It dismissed US threats against Iran, arguing that Washington lacks the ability to force Tehran to retreat.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cWashington\u2019s threats, which are not backed by any real power
or foundation, will produce nothing but further misery and
helplessness,\u201d it said.</span></p>
<p><span>The headquarters pointed to previous confrontations with the
United States as evidence of Iran\u2019s willingness and ability to resist
military pressure.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cWashington\u2019s 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\u2019s sons serving in the Armed Forces,\u201d it added.</span></p>
<h4><b>Khatam al-Anbiya Warns against Escalation</b></h4>
<p><span>The headquarters said Iranian forces remain on alert and are
closely tracking US and Israeli military activity throughout the region.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe Iranian Armed Forces are monitoring all movements of the American and Zionist enemies in the region,\u201d it said.</span></p>
<p><span>Khatam al-Anbiya linked Iran\u2019s position in the Strait to the
broader defense of the country\u2019s sovereignty and warned that the Armed
Forces would not retreat under external pressure.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe Iranian Armed Forces will not hesitate to secure the
rights of the people and safeguard national sovereignty under the
leadership of Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei,\u201d the statement said.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe Iranian Armed Forces will not retreat even an inch from
defending the principles of the Revolution under the leadership of
Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei.\u201d</span></p>
<p><span>The headquarters concluded with a warning that any further military escalation against Iran would draw a stronger response.</span></p>
<p><span>\u201cThe Iranian Armed Forces will respond to any threat,
regardless of its nature or level, with a response more powerful and
severe than before.\u201d</span></p>
<p><i><span>(PC, Al Mayadeen, Iranian media)</span></i></p>
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