Iranian official says Tehran will keep fighting for Hormuz Mohammed Mokhber, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, says Tehran will continue to fight for the Strait of Hormuz, after Trump pledged to take full control of the crucial trade route. "We defend it so that in the future, for the passage of our ships, we are not forced to pay tribute to the enemy," he wrote on X. "Retreating from this vital matter has no place in the mind of any friend of Iran," he added.