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U.S. Claims Control of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Hit New High
CENTCOM rejected the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ claim that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, saying U.S. forces and regional partners control it.
CENTCOM said U.S. forces helped Gulf partners move more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the strait on Monday.
The U.S. military said it disabled four commercial vessels and turned back 135 ships during three months of enforcing a naval blockade against Iran.
CENTCOM also said U.S. forces destroyed 10 tankers linked to the IRGC’s shadow shipping network during the same period.
Iran has threatened to sink US warships if they approach the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran also claims Washington's aircraft carrier has moved as far as 700 kilometers away.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has rejected claims by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps that it controls the Strait of Hormuz and will sink approaching U.S. Navy warships.