The central claim is that President Trump spoke with Iranian officials and delivered a threatening warning about closing the Strait of Hormuz. The original post by Trey Yingst on June 21, 2026, attributed specific threatening language to Trump.
New evidence from Fox News and the Daily Beast corroborates the core of the claim. Fox News's video segment confirms that Trump made these statements in an exclusive 20-minute phone interview with Yingst, describing Trump delivering "a fierce ultimatum to Iran's leadership over threats to shut down the Strait of Hormuz." The Daily Beast further reports that Trump told Fox News he was prepared to launch attacks on Iran if they closed the strait again, quoting him as saying "We may take over the Strait if we have to. I'll blow the s--t out of them."
These sources confirm that Trump made threatening statements about the Strait of Hormuz in an interview with Yingst, which aligns with the original post's attribution. However, the exact quote in the original post ("You close it and you won't have a country") is not directly confirmed in the available excerpts from the Fox News video or Daily Beast article, though the Daily Beast describes Trump's threat as "profanity-ridden" and references his pattern of threatening to bomb Iran.
The broader context from CNN and BBC remains valid: Iran claimed to close the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, 2026, in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and the US military denied Iran's claim. Trump publicly stated there would be "NO TOLLS" in the strait.
Given that two independent sources now confirm Trump made threatening statements about the Strait of Hormuz in a phone interview with Yingst, the claim is mostly true, though the exact wording of the most threatening quote remains to be fully verified.
