On 19 September, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) mocked President Donald Trump’s reported assertion that the Strait of Hormuz was open, then attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron the position that it remained closed and required a diplomatic solution. The attached France 24 footage was dated 16 September 2022 and concerned an energy-crisis meeting, so it does not substantiate the current Hormuz caption.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated19 Sept, 10:18
“No, brother, the strait is open according to the claim of the criminal Trump... Macron acknowledges that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with no agreement in sight to reopen it, and we call for a diplomatic solution to the Strait of Hormuz problem.”
لا يابة المضيق مفتوح حسب زعم المجرم "ترمب"... ماكرون يقر بأن مضيق هرمز لا يزال مغلقاً، ولا يوجد أي اتفاق يلوح في الأفق لإعادة فتحه، ونحن نطالب بحل دبلوماسي لمشكلة مضيق هرمز
a KH official adopting the diplomatic appeal, linking Hormuz to Iraqi action or replacing diplomacy with operational language by 22 September would clarify whether this was outlet commentary or a broader faction posture; any of these moves this file.