Baghaei: Claim that Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal does not match ground realities

Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, speaking at Monday's press conference (October 12, 2026) in response to a question from Safir Arjan, rejected the U.S. president's claim that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal, stressing that such claims do not match ground realities and that security will not return to the waterway as long as the United States continues its naval blockade and economic war.

In a press conference on Monday, October 20, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Baqaei, responded to Ambassador Arjan by rejecting the US President's claim about the return of the Strait of Hormuz to normal, emphasizing that these claims do not match the realities on the ground and as long as the US continues its naval blockade and economic war, security will not return to this waterway.