What did Trump claim about US control over the Strait of Hormuz, and what was the immediate context of that statement?

Trump claimed the US had 'total control over the Hormuz Strait' and stated, 'We own it,' adding that if Iran 'do something, then they get blown away.' This statement was made late Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, amid hardened US-Iran stances in deadlocked negotiations over the waterway and following Pakistan’s defense minister Khawaja Asif saying the two sides were 'close to some sort of arrangement' over Hormuz without offering details.

What conditions has Iran reportedly demanded from the US regarding the Hormuz Strait conflict, and through what channel were they conveyed?

Iran conveyed additional conditions to Washington through intermediaries, including demands that the US end the war and unfreeze blocked Iranian assets, according to IRIB citing Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who made the remarks on Tuesday after meeting China’s ambassador to Iran, Cong Peiwu.

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