CENTCOM Rejects Iran’s Claim That Strait of Hormuz Is Closed
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U.S. Central Command rejected Iran's claim that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the assertion false. CENTCOM said the waterway remains open for commercial vessel transit, Iran does not control it, and thousands of ships have crossed during the past four months. The statement followed Iranian claims of tighter control and attacks on shipping during renewed regional fighting. Separate reporting described the strait as largely or almost entirely shut in practice, underscoring a factual dispute over whether limited passage amounts to an open international waterway.
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Sources factually disagree on the strait's operational status: CENTCOM says it remains open and thousands of ships have crossed, while AP describes it as largely closed and RFE/RL says it was all but shut. The remaining facts are uniform: Iran claims control over the waterway, and the United States rejects that claim.
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