PANews reported on April 18 that, according to Jinshi News, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qassem Ghalibaf posted on social media in the early hours of the morning that seven statements made by US President Trump within an hour on social media platforms were "all untrue." He stated that the US failed to win the war with lies and is destined to gain nothing in negotiations. Ghalibaf emphasized that if the US continues to blockade Iranian ports, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed.