‘Rise up and fight’: Trump challenges Iranians as he claims US has ‘almost total control’ of Hormuz

Trump also appeared to directly call on the Iranian public to challenge the country’s leadership. “They are just playing out the inevitable. When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” he wrote.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States now has “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, while saying Iran’s economy is “totally collapsing” amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump rejected reports that he was trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table, saying he was satisfied with the current US position.

“I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table, as ABC Fake News reported,” Trump wrote.

“I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement,” he added, saying he preferred the situation with the US having “almost total control of the Hormuz Strait” and Iran’s economy “totally collapsing.”

Trump asks Iranian people to ‘rise up’

Trump also appeared to directly call on the Iranian public to challenge the country’s leadership.

“They are just playing out the inevitable. When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” he wrote.

The comments mark a sharp escalation in Trump’s rhetoric toward Tehran, combining claims of US control over the strategic waterway with pressure on Iran’s domestic leadership.

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical route for global energy shipments, making control of the waterway strategically important for both Iran and the United States.

Trump’s remarks come amid an intensifying US-Iran confrontation, with Washington increasing military and economic pressure on Tehran and Iran vowing to respond to US actions.

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