Iran has urged the United States to acknowledge its defeat. The call\ncame after President Donald Trump announced he would declare the Strait\nof Hormuz as US territory.<\/p>\n
The appeal was made by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem\nGharibabadi, as reported by Press TV and TRT World on Saturday\n(15\/8\/2026). He asserted that Washington has suffered a defeat in its\nefforts to impose its will over the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccept this reality once and for all; so far, you have suffered a\nserious and strategic defeat,\u201d Gharibabadi said in a statement to the US\nvia social media platform X on Saturday morning (15\/8).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran, currently belongs to Iran, and\nwill remain Iran\u2019s; it will only be closed or reopened at Iran\u2019s\ncommand,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as long as you refuse to acknowledge the reality of your defeat\nand continue to indulge in your delusions, Iran will continue to enforce\nthe blockade (in the Strait of Hormuz),\u201d the Iranian deputy foreign\nminister said in his statement.<\/p>\n
The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for global oil and gas\nsupplies, has become the focus of the latest dispute between Iran and\nthe US, which have been in conflict for several months.<\/p>\n
Tehran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed in response to a wave\nof US and Israeli attacks that began in late February. Various\ndiplomatic efforts to discuss reopening the strategic waterway have\nfailed to produce concrete results.<\/p>\n
Trump to Declare Strait of Hormuz as US Territory<\/p>\n
Trump further inflamed the situation with his latest comments on\nFriday (14\/8), saying he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as US\nterritory after defeating Iran in the war. He also asserted that the US\nNavy was imposing a total blockade on the strait.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter we finish defeating Iran, which is suffering a crushing\ndefeat, I will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as United States\nterritory,\u201d Trump said during a visit to the new Nassau County Police\nAcademy in Garden City, New York.<\/p>\n
The US President also asserted that the US blockade of the Strait of\nHormuz would remain in place, stating that \u201cno ship can pass through\nunless we allow it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Gharibabadi, responding to Trump\u2019s latest remarks, insisted that the\nStrait of Hormuz could not simply be seized.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz cannot be captured merely through a tweet or\nwith an aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, or by delivering an\nelection campaign speech,\u201d Gharibabadi stressed in his statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran is not intimidated by threats and does not lose its nerve in\nthe face of shows of force,\u201d Gharibabadi said in a separate statement\nvia social media platform X on Friday (14\/8) local time.<\/p>\n
Trump Orders US Aircraft Carriers to Stop Using Advanced Systems<\/p>\n
Donald Trump has ordered that future US aircraft carriers no longer\nuse advanced systems for launching fighter jets. Trump proposed that US\naircraft carriers return to using the older, \u201cproven\u201d catapult\ntechnology.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s order is considered likely to drastically increase military\ncosts. Why?<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s order, as reported by AFP on Saturday (15\/8\/2026), was\nannounced as part of a presidential memorandum on national security to\n\u201cremedy critical long-term problems in the Navy\u2019s shipbuilding and\nrepair programme, and restore capacity and competition in the maritime\nindustrial base\u201d.<\/p>\n
The US Navy has dominated the seas since the Second World War.\nHowever, recent conflicts, including the war against Iran, have\nhighlighted problems related to ageing ships and lengthy procurement\nprocesses.<\/p>\n
Trump lamented the condition of a \u201cdeclining shipbuilding industrial\nbase\u201d, which he said has made the construction and repair of warships\nslower and more expensive.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s latest order instructs the Pentagon, or the US Department of\nDefense, to draw up plans to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch\nSystem (EMALS) and Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic\nsystems on future US aircraft carriers.<\/p>\n
The first ship to be affected by the order is the USS Doris Miller,\nthe fourth aircraft carrier of the Gerald R Ford class, which is\nscheduled for completion in 2034.<\/p>\n
The change in catapult systems, according to a report by leading US\nmedia outlet the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), is estimated to cost\nbillions of dollars. In addition, operating and maintaining steam\nsystems will require more personnel.<\/p>\n
General Atomics, the company that won the contract to build the\nelectromagnetic catapult system for the USS Doris Miller, stated that\nthe decision to switch systems \u201cneeds to be carefully reconsidered\u201d.<\/p>\n
Iran Has Not Decided to Resume Negotiations<\/p>\n
Iran has asserted that it has not yet decided to resume negotiations\nwith the United States. Tehran said that ongoing communication with\nmediators such as Qatar and Pakistan cannot be interpreted as a\ncontinuation of negotiations.<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as reported by Reuters and\nAnadolu Agency on Saturday (15\/8\/2026), dismissed reports suggesting\nthat the 60-day ceasefire under the Islamabad memorandum required an\nextension.<\/p>\n
The Islamabad memorandum refers to the memorandum of understanding\nagreed by Tehran and Washington in June, mediated by Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is stated in the Islamabad memorandum is ending the war, not a\nceasefire,\u201d Araghchi told the ISNA news agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States has violated the memorandum, and fighting has\nresumed. Therefore, there is no 60-day ceasefire that needs to be\nextended,\u201d the Iranian foreign minister stressed.<\/p>\n
Araghchi explained that the 60-day period mentioned in the Islamabad\nMemorandum was intended as a timeframe for negotiations to reach a final\nagreement, not as a ceasefire duration.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth Qatar and Pakistan continue to exchange messages and maintain\ncommunication with us, but that does not mean there are negotiations,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo decision has been made to resume talks with the United States,\u201d\nAraghchi asserted.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-urges-us-to-accept-reality-of-losing-the-war-1786805545", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }