Ebrahim Rezaee, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, responded to President Trump, saying 'if you had the ability, you would have seized the Strait of Hormuz within the first 100 days of the war.' The taunt continues the public war of words between Tehran and Washington as talks over a ceasefire deal and the strait's status appear stalled.
The statement from Ebrahim Rezaee, the spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, marks the latest in a series of public barbs between Tehran and the White House as talks over a potential 60-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz appear to have stalled. Rezaee's taunt — that the U.S. lacks the capability to seize the strait even after 100 days of conflict — echoes Iran's maximalist public posture in recent weeks. As The Zioneer has previously reported, the gap between the sides remains wide: Tehran has demanded immediate funds and a role in managing the strait, while Washington has insisted on a deal that reopens the waterway without tolls and suspends military operations. No new framework or proposal from either side was reported alongside this statement.
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