CENTCOM: 'Iran's Claim that Tanker Hit by Mines in Hormuz Is False'
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US CENTCOM: CLAIM: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims that a supertanker passing through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz struck two mines and was brought to a complete stop. This is FALSE. FACT: No ships have hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz. This is yet another IRGC attempt to intimidate regional commercial shipping through disinformation.
“No ship has hit mines in the Strait of Ormuz,” they pointed from the Central Command of the United States.
Iranian State Media: "Oil Tanker Passing Strait Hit by Two Mines, Fire Breaks Out" Trump Dismisses as "Nonsense"... U.S. Central Command: "No Vessels Hit by Mines" Correspondent Hong Jeong-gyu = The U.S. and Iran are at odds over the presence of mines in the Middle East Strait of Hormuz.
The US military on Monday denied Iranian reports that an oil tanker attempting to sail through the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz struck a mine, caught fire and stopped.
Washington announced last week that it had cleared the Strait, but the fundamentalist regime has denied it and warned against crossing the Strait.
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