{"id":124593,"date":"2026-08-13T00:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=124593"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:05:57","slug":"trump-claims-full-us-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-says-irans-revolutionary-guards-are-fleeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/trump-claims-full-us-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-says-irans-revolutionary-guards-are-fleeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Claims Full US Control of Strait of Hormuz, Says Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Are \u201cFleeing\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"342\"><strong>Washington:<\/strong> US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has established complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, while asserting that Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been dismantled and its personnel are fleeing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"517\">In a statement, President Trump said the strategic waterway was now entirely under American control and that people were describing the US Navy\u2019s blockade as an \u201ciron wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"644\">\u201cIran can do nothing about this iron wall. We have eliminated the Revolutionary Guards, and they are fleeing,\u201d Trump claimed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"756\">Trump further alleged that Iran\u2019s leadership was gripped by uncertainty and facing a severe shortage of funds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"936\">\u201cThe best thing is that they have no money. Iran has nothing except fake news, while its inflation rate has reached 300 percent. Their situation will become even worse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1090\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The US president added that Iran was no longer the \u201cbully of the region\u201d and vowed that Washington would maintain its control over the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has established complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, while asserting that Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been dismantled and its personnel are fleeing. 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