According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Hossein Nushabadi, Director General of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in an interview that Washington's controversial claims regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz are primarily driven by domestic political needs and are a passive response to Iran's assertion of power and strategic actions in this waterway. He stated that the US president's unfounded claims regarding the Strait of Hormuz are inconsistent with international shipping rules and the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Nushabadi also pointed out that Iran possesses political and military dominance over the Strait of Hormuz, a lifeline vital to global energy and the economy, making it a powerful lever and strategic trump card in response to external threats.