CENTCOM said on social media that a recent claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander — that foreign vessels may not transit the Strait of Hormuz without identification, tracking and monitoring by Iranian forces — is false. Iran

2026-07-12

CENTCOM said on social media that a recent claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander — that foreign vessels may not transit the Strait of Hormuz without identification, tracking and monitoring by Iranian forces — is false. Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz; it remains an international waterway. U.S. forces are deployed and ready to maintain that status and ensure freedom of navigation, and shipping in the strait is continuing normally.

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