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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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…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied three Iranian claims, which concerned control of the Strait of Hormuz, the sinking of a merchant ship and the loss of American service members in Jordan. CENTCOM maintained that the US and its partners control the Strait, that the ship was hit by an Iranian missile and that three American service members were killed in July.
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