Critic rebuts Trump's claim Iran closed strait

Former Bush administration advisor Bill Kristol has publicly rebutted President Donald Trump's recent claim that Iran has repeatedly closed the Strait of Hormuz. Kristol stated that Trump's Saturday remarks were false, and that the strait's closure was a consequence of the war Trump initiated, not Iranian action. He framed the president's statement as an inadvertent indictment of his own policies, accusing Trump of lying about the past to deflect from the consequences of his decisions. The critique highlights ongoing political debate over the causes and narratives of the US-Iran conflict.