US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of mines Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships Analysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of war Asian stocks were mostly lower and oil prices extended their gains on Friday as talks on ending the war against Iran remained stalled. US futures edged lower after Wall Street pulled back from its all-time highs. Trump said the US had “hit about 75% of our targets” in Iran and that a deal had not yet been reached because Iran was “in turmoil”. Trump added to reporters in the Oval Office that he would not use a nuclear weapon against Iran as the conf