WATCH: Iran makes ‘ridiculous’ claim that it controls Strait of Hormuz August 28, 2018Former US Naval Intelligence Officer John Jordan scoffs at Iran’s claim that it has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz and discusses why the Islamic Republic would make such an “utterly ridiculous statement.”#Iran may be trying to provoke a confrontation with the US over the Strait of Hormuz to whip up patriotic sentiment at home, Former Naval Intelligence Officer John Jordan tells @MichelleMakori: pic.twitter.com/QQIjy8sl3K— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) August 27, 2018 US Iran