The international media BBC has reported on the tensions and opposing stances between the USA and Iran regarding control over the Strait of Hormuz, as a key strategic point of the conflict. According to BBC, the American president described Iran's efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz as odd, because the American blockade has already closed it. The American naval blockade has not concretely prevented the passage of ships through the strait, so let's analyze what each side has said about their restrictions. Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the highest security body in the country, stated on state television on Saturday that Tehran is determined to implement monitoring and control over transit through the Strait of Hormuz until the final end of the war and the establishment of lasting peace in the region. The statement says this will be done by gathering full information from passing ships, issuing transit certificates, and requesting payment of service fees for security, protection, and environmental safeguarding services. When Trump first announced the American blockade, he said it would be enforced on any ship attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz. He also stated that he had instructed the navy to stop any ship in international waters that paid a fee to Iran for passing through the strait. But the American military's description of how the American blockade was formulated differed, focusing on blocking Iranian ports and not restricting passage through the strait for others. It said it would not impede the freedom of navigation for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.