U.S. and Iran Offer Contradictory Statements on Strait of Hormuz ^48%

The New York Times - By Cynthia Silva - 6/20/2026, 9:30 PM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 57.8% - Primacy Effect 43.4% - Framing Effect 26.5%

Iran’s military announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz around the same time on Saturday that Vice President JD Vance told Fox News the Trump administration had accomplished its goal of opening the strait. The straits are now open. The Iranian military is now destroyed. My understanding talking to Jared and Steve this morning... more