FAKE NEWS: White House Shuts Down Reports of Strait of Hormuz Closure

The fake news has been running wild ever since President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire last night.

Of course, one condition of the ceasefire was that Iran would re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

That appeared to be happening up until this morning, when Iranian state media claimed they were closing it again in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

Take a look:

🚨 BREAKING: The Iranian regime has OFFICIALLY announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing MASSIVE Israeli attacks inside Lebanon, per AP

Welp, that didn’t last long

Some of the largest Israeli strikes in Lebanon in recent history have taken place in the last 24… pic.twitter.com/r8zDp8tFRR

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 8, 2026

The “MSM” was quick to start spreading this story, without a second thought.

For instance, AP reported:

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, casting doubt over whether an already precarious ceasefire to end more than a month of war will hold.

The United States and Iran both claimed victory after reaching the agreement, and world leaders expressed relief, even as more drones and missiles hit Iran and Gulf Arab countries. Israel also intensified its attacks in Lebanon, hitting several commercial and residential areas in Beirut without warning. At least 112 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in one of the deadliest days in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

The fresh violence threatened to scuttle what U.S. Vice President JD Vance called a “fragile” deal.

However, the White House just shut down these reports.

During today’s press conference, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that reports of the Strait of Hormuz closure are totally “false.”

She pointed out that there is a wide discrepancy between what the media is blabbing about and what is actually taking place between President Trump and Iran behind the scenes.

Watch what she had to say here:

🚨 BREAKING: White House says that President Trump was privately told the Strait of Hormuz is BEING OPENED, and that traffic increased today — despite Iranian state media publicly claiming it's closed

"The President was made aware of those reports before I came to the podium.… pic.twitter.com/wQhXRuV4M1

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 8, 2026

Backup here if needed:

BREAKING: White House says that President Trump was privately told the Strait of Hormuz is BEING OPENED, and that traffic increased today — despite Iranian state media publicly claiming it’s closed

“The President was made aware of those reports before I came to the podium. That is completely unacceptable.”

“And again, this is a case of what they’re saying publicly is different privately. We have seen an uptick of traffic in the Strait today. And I will reiterate the President’s expectation and demand that the Strait of Hormuz is reopened immediately, quickly, and safely.”

“That is his expectation. It has been relayed to him privately that that is what’s taking place. And these reports publicly are false.”

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