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Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships

US President Donald Trump claimed the United States has total control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iranian commandos seized two container ships (the Greek-owned Epaminondas and Panamanian-flagged MSC Francesca) and a Pentagon briefing warned mine clearance in the strategic waterway could take up to six months. Trump also announced a three-week extension of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, asserted Iran's leadership is hobbled by infighting, and stated he is seeking an "everlasting" peace deal with Iran, while the International Energy Agency's head called the situation the biggest energy security threat in history.