US Centcom rejects IRGC claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz
Iran does not fully control the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said, hitting back against claims from a senior Iranian military commander that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “completely controls” the strategic waterway In a post on X, Centcom said claims that “Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz … are false”. It added: “Iran has no navy because American forces sank it.
Iran does not fully control the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said, hitting back against claims from a senior Iranian military commander that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “completely controls” the strategic waterway In a post on X, Centcom said claims that “Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz … are false”. It added: “Iran has no navy because American forces sank it.
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