Iran's deputy FM calls Trump's Hormuz claim “hallucinations”

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has called Donald Trump's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz belongs to the United States “nonsense” and “hallucinations” in response to a post by the US President on X.

Appearing to imply that Trump was schizophrenic, he said this disorder is a complex and severe psychological condition characterised by impaired thinking and a distorted perception of reality, Caliber.Az reports.

“Its most common symptoms are hallucinations and delusions,” he noted.

#اسکیزوفرنی نوعی اختلال روان پریشی پیچیده و حاد است که با اختلال در تفکر و درک تحریف شده از واقعیت متبلور می‌شود. شایع‌ترین علامت آن نیز #توهم و #هذیان است. روانشناسان توصیه می کنند چنین بیمارانی باید به‌صورت ۲۴ ساعته تحت نظر باشند و درمان شوند. pic.twitter.com/e9UywAX4iK

— Gharibabadi (@Gharibabadi) August 28, 2026

On August 22, Trump said he already considered the Strait of Hormuz US territory.

He later posted an image on Truth Social listing the Strait of Hormuz, along with other American territories, as belonging to the United States.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov