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US CENTCOM Rejects Iran's Claims of Control Over Strait of Hormuz
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US CENTCOM Rejects Iran's Claims of Control Over Strait of Hormuz

From Arab Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) refuted Iranian state media claims that Iran controls maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • CENTCOM stated the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway and that U.S. forces are prepared to ensure freedom of navigation.
  • The statement comes amid heightened regional tensions and concerns over commercial shipping security in the Gulf.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has directly challenged assertions made by Iranian state media regarding control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian reports claimed that foreign vessels must be identified, tracked, and monitored by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Navy before passing through the vital waterway.

In a clear fact-check, CENTCOM asserted that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing its status as an international waterway open to global maritime traffic. The command underscored its commitment, stating that U.S. forces are actively deployed and ready to guarantee unimpeded navigation through this critical chokepoint.

Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as an international waterway open to global maritime traffic.

— U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)CENTCOM's fact-check statement regarding Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz is globally significant, serving as a passage for a substantial portion of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports. This exchange occurs against a backdrop of increased regional tensions and renewed anxieties about the safety of commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.

U.S. forces remain deployed and prepared to ensure freedom of navigation through the strategic shipping lane.

— U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)CENTCOM's statement on its readiness to maintain maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz.
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