Strait of Hormuz closed, any passage requires coordination with Iran: Senior commander
- U.S. Central Command rejected Iran’s claim that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps controls or has closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying commercial vessels continue to transit it.
- CENTCOM said the Singapore-registered M/V GFS Pride was hit by an Iranian projectile and sank while being towed, disputing Iran’s claim that it struck a naval mine.
- Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority said all 21 GFS Pride crew members were safely evacuated, while a second Singapore-registered ship was damaged and its 22 crew members remained safe.
- CENTCOM rejected an IRGC claim that hundreds of U.S. personnel were killed in Jordan, saying three American service members were killed in action in July.
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Tehran, Oct. 16 (Latin Press) Iranian Army subcomandante Habibullah Sayyari stated that the Strait of Ormuz remains closed and warned that any attempt to cross it must be coordinated with the Iranian Armed Forces, reported here today. The post Iran warns that every crossing through Ormuz requires coordination first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
WASHINGTON – US Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected three Iranian claims, stating on Platform X that the United States and regional partners continue to control the Strait of Hormuz, despite claims by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that it claims control of the strategically important waterway. Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced yesterday that a Singapore-flagged container ship sank after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hor…
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