U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz, Not Iran: Secretary of War, Hagseth

Despite Iran claiming to block access to strait of Hormuz, U.S. has helped move 100 millions Barrels of oil through the waterway, Secretary of War, Pete Hagseth said.

At the same time, it has “disabled” 12 cargo vessels and oil tankers while forcing 66 ships to turn back from entering Iranian ports.

"Project Freedom — the idea of running ships through the Strait of Hormuz — it never stopped, it just went underground," Hegseth said. "And so, there's some things the public knows, and some things the public doesn't know, but ultimately, we've been protecting commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz."

Hegseth said as many as 100 million barrels of oil have safely transited the strait with U.S. protection.

Two efforts are underway in the Arabian Gulf. One is that the U.S. is blocking the movement of vessels that are doing business with Iran. And the second is Project Freedom, where the U.S. is protecting the movement of commercial ships that are not doing business with Iran.

"The United States of America controls the Strait of Hormuz," Hegseth said. "We're able to bring oil in and out and other things with partners and have done so now for weeks and weeks in ways the Iranians don't want to acknowledge. That's a powerful reality on the ground."

As part of Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth said, U.S. Central Command has disabled the Iranian military and taken control of the Strait of Hormuz. Tonight, there will be strikes in Iran once again. The secretary recommended Iran sit down and make a deal with the U.S.