CENTCOM rejects IRGC claim of strikes on U.S. vessel
CENTCOM said no U.S. Navy warship was struck and that all IRGC attempted attacks failed, after the IRGC claimed strikes on U.S. vessels and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Editor’s Note: This article and headline have been updated to include CENTCOM’s statement. S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Gulf, including vessels attempting to transit a restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude cleared $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since July, with traders eyeing $100—$110 as the threshold for political intervention.
Iran Claims Control of Strait of Hormuz. S. S. on five Iranian oil tankers.
The White House did not immediately respond to ‘s requests for comment. S. ” The IRGC then reiterated Iran’s “surveillance” and “management” of the Strait of Hormuz. S.
S. Central Command (CENTCOM) dated Sept. S. ” The statement said the vessel, however, “successfully evaded” Iran’s attempted attack.
CENTCOM has since rejected the IRGC’s account outright. S. S. S.
Navy destroyers operating in the Middle East. This is completely FALSE. S. Navy warship has been struck; all IRGC attempted attacks failed.
S. S. S. had carried out strikes on two Iranian government oil tankers earlier.
S. had also earlier said that 40 ships had passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Trump faces staunch criticism from both Democratic Party leaders and the GOP amid the war in Iran as fuel costs touched record highs during the Labor Day weekend. Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed Trump’s claims about victory over Iran, pointing to surging diesel costs, which could hit $8/gallon in California.
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