PANews reported on April 1 that, according to Al Jazeera, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is "firmly in its hands" and "will not be opened to the country's enemies because of the absurd performance of the US president." This comes shortly after Trump claimed that the Iranian president had requested a ceasefire, adding that he would consider the request when the Strait of Hormuz is "open, free, and unobstructed."