Strait of Hormuz can’t be seized by a tweet, Iranian minister says

T. FROM HON HULU. ♪ -- HONOLULU. BRYAN: THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. CANNOT BE SEIZED BY TWEET OR. EXECUTIVE ORDER TO, THAT'S. IRAN'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S THREAT TO SOON DECLARE. THE KEY WATERWAY PART OF U.S. TERRITORY. I'M BRYAN LLENAS IN FOR JON. SCOTT, AND THIS IS A BRAND NEW. HOUR OF "THE FOX REPORT.". ♪. ♪. >> TEHRAN SAYS IT'S MADE NO. DECISION ON WHEN TO RESUME TALKS.

WITH THE U.S. AS THE FRAGILE. CEASEFIRE IS SET TO EXPIRE ON. MONDAY. CENTCOM SAYS IT'S REDIRECTED. MORE THAN 60 COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN. THE STRAIT. OUR JONATHAN HUNT IS LIVE IN TEL. AVIV, ISRAEL, WITH THE VERY. LATEST. JONATHAN. >> Reporter: GOOD EVENING, BRYAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS, OF COURSE, REPEATEDLY SAID THAT THE U.S. CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. AND INTENDS TO KEEP THE. SITUATION THAT WAY, BUT NOW HE'S. ADDING AN EXTRA COMMENT TO THOSE.

PROMISES THAT HE'S MADE. SUGGESTING THAT THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ COULD, IN FACT, BECOME. ESSENTIALLY PART OF THE UNITED. STATES. LISTEN HERE. >> AFTER WE FINISH --. [APPLAUSE]. DEFEATING IRAN, WHICH IS BEING. VERY BADLY DEFEATED --. [APPLAUSE]. PRETTY SOON I'LL BE DECLARING. THE HORMUZ STRAIT A TERRITORY OF. THE UNITED STATES.

[LAUGHTER]. >> Reporter: NOW, GIVEN THE. SLIGHT GIGGLE THAT THE PRESIDENT. SEEMED TO FOLLOW THAT SENTENCE. WITH, YOU CAN PROBABLY BET THAT. HE'S TALKING FIGURATIVELY RATHER. THAN LITERALLY, MEANING HE. BELIEVES THAT THAT U.S. NAVAL. BLOCKADE CAN REMAIN IN PLACE. PRETTY MUCH INDEFINITELY. IRAN SAYS THOUGH WHATEVER THE. U.S. NAVY IS DOING, IT --. IRAN -- ACTUALLY CONTROLS THE. STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AND IT WILL. STAY THAT WAY ACCORDING TO THEM. THE IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN. MINISTER, THE LATEST TO MAKE.

SUCH COMMENTS, WRITING ON X, QUOTE, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. CANNOT BE SEIZED BY TWEET, NOR. BY AIRCRAFT CARRIER, NOR BY. ISSUING AN ORDER, NOR BY AN. ELECTION SPEECH. IRAN NEITHER FEARS THREATS, NOR. COWERS BEFORE DISPLAYS OF POWER. SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY IN A. STALEMATE FOR THE MOMENT AT. LEAST, BRYAN, IN TERMS OF WORDS. AND AND ACTIONS ALTHOUGH IT IS. WORTH LOOKING AT AN UPCOMING. DEADLINE OF MONDAY. REMEMBER THE MEMORANDUM OF. UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN. IRAN AND THE U.S. BACK IN JUNE?

NOBODY'S PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO. IT, OF COURSE, BUT IT HAD A. 60-DAY CEASEFIRE WRITTEN INTO. IT. THAT CEASEFIRE RUNS OUT ON. MONDAY, A DEADLINE TO WATCH, BRYAN. BRYAN: NO DOUBT AB.