Rezai, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, exposing a gap between US claims of control and its actual capability and marking the start of a Persian Gulf “post‑American order.” He wrote the gap “is greater than the 7,000‑mile distance between Washington and the Strait” and added “welcome to the Persian Gulf’s ‘post‑American order’” and “some dreams are too far from reality.” The remarks followed a social‑media image posted by

Rezai, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, exposing a gap between US claims of control and its actual capability and marking the start of a Persian Gulf “post‑American order.” He wrote the gap “is greater than the 7,000‑mile distance between Washington and the Strait” and added “welcome to the Persian Gulf’s ‘post‑American order’” and “some dreams are too far from reality.” The remarks followed a social‑media image posted by US President Trump that labeled the Strait of Hormuz “US new territory.”