In a statement published on Telegram, the IRGC said: “No commercial vessels or oil tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours, and the claims of American officials are baseless and completely false.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday rejected US military claims that commercial vessels had recently transited the Strait of Hormuz, calling the reports “baseless and completely false” amid rising regional tensions in the Gulf.
In a statement published on Telegram, the IRGC said: “No commercial vessels or oil tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours, and the claims of American officials are baseless and completely false.” The statement directly contradicted earlier remarks from US Central Command, which said that two US-flagged merchant vessels had successfully crossed the strategic waterway and were continuing their journey safely.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow yet highly significant maritime corridor connecting the Gulf to the Arabian Sea, is one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes and has repeatedly been a flashpoint between Iran and the United States due to ongoing military and political tensions in the region.
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