Who controls the Strait of Hormuz? Ask the countries who are trying to get ships through. These countries are making deals with Iran.
I fear our President listened to bad advice at the very beginning and is trying to make it work, but the realities are very different from what his idiot advisor told him.
Ships are and have been getting through the straits on a daily basis. Why do you think the price of oil has dropped?
In a couple of years the straits will not even be a discussion anymore as most of the oil will flow through underground pipelines.
Iran says this, Iran says that. Most of its BS on any given day. Most likely in a few months that regime will be gone from within.