Trump Touts U.S. “Stranglehold” on Iran in Truth Social Post

Trump claims total U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz, calls the naval blockade a “wall of steel” and says Iran can do nothing about it.

First Published: August 21, 2026, 9:16 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump claimed the United States holds a military and economic stranglehold over Iran, saying the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz through a naval blockade that opponents cannot break.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump Touts Stranglehold on Iran: “Praise Be to Allah!” https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/12/trump-touts-stranglehold-iran-praise-be-allah/” on August 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 12th message released today, out of 13 total, and the last post was 37 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 53 of his 553 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.

Trump shared the link to a Breitbart article by mentioning the source (see breitbart). The report said Trump suggested the United States has a military and economic stranglehold on Iran and declared, “Praise be to Allah!” according to breitbart. Trump likened the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to “A WALL OF STEEL” according to breitbart.

President Donald J. Trump posed at WASHINGTON D.C.

“The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and there is nothing Iran can do about it,” Trump wrote according to breitbart. Trump said Iran had “no Navy,” “no Air Force” and unpaid remaining soldiers, and he claimed the country faced “300% INFLATION” according to breitbart.

Trump, the 47th president of the United States, said he is “the last person to trust Iran” and that the country had “lied to me constantly” according to breitbart. He described Iran as “the bully of the Middle East” for decades and said it is “no longer” in that position according to breitbart.