WANA (Aug 24) – IRGC spokesman Sardar Hossein Mohebi has described Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the Strait of Hormuz as “baseless, unrealistic and fanciful,” saying that even members of the U.S. administration immediately made comments suggesting they did not take the president’s remarks seriously.

 

Mohebi said media outlets can independently verify claims about the Strait of Hormuz. If the United States claims that the strait belongs to it or that it has kept the waterway open and allows ships to pass through, journalists can use satellite data and other available resources to monitor vessel traffic and establish the facts for the international public.

 

The IRGC spokesman said that if the Strait of Hormuz is truly under U.S. control, Washington should demonstrate its presence in the region and prove its claims on the ground. He added that satellite tracking and vessel-monitoring data are available to independently assess such claims.

 

Mohebi also highlighted Iran’s ability to monitor maritime movements, saying that Iran’s surveillance does not rely solely on the satellites that the United States believes it can track. He said Iran has other methods of monitoring and identifying vessels that the other side may not yet be able to detect.

 

“If Iran did not have the ability to monitor maritime movements, how could it strike the sensitive points of vessels?” he said.

 

Mohebi added that when a missile hits a sensitive point or the engine room of a vessel and disables it, this demonstrates Iran’s intelligence capabilities and its ability to accurately identify and track targets.

 

Mohebi Rejects Claims of U.S. Control Over Strait

The IRGC spokesman also addressed the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, saying that before the war, at least 30 to 40 U.S. warships were present in the Persian Gulf, whereas there is now not even a single U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf.

 

He said U.S. military assets are currently located at least about 400 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz, describing claims of U.S. control or ownership of the area as “ridiculous, absurd and unacceptable.”

 

Mohebi said the enemy had announced multiple objectives at the beginning of the war, including forcing Iran to surrender, breaking up the country and allocating parts of Iranian territory to other countries.

 

He said the enemy’s objective was eventually reduced to reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that, according to him, had already been open.

 

Mohebi said the opposing side had used all its capabilities in an effort to reopen the strait for at least two days, or even two hours, in its own words, in order to save face. However, he said, despite deploying various fighter jets, aerial refueling aircraft, amphibious aircraft and different types of drones, it failed to achieve even that objective.

 

Mohebi: Iran’s Readiness Is 100 Percent

The IRGC spokesman said Iran’s readiness remains at 100 percent and that there has never been any disruption in the country’s preparedness.

 

He added that the situation on the ground and the realities currently visible in the region differ from the statements made by the opposing side, stressing that media outlets should rely on observable facts and verifiable data when explaining these issues to the public.