U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated early Friday that commercial ships continue transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The statement comes amid an ongoing naval confrontation between the U.S. and Iran in the strategic waterway.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported early Friday that commercial vessels are continuing to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz. The update follows days of heightened naval engagement between the U.S. military and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the strategic waterway. As The Zioneer reported on June 10, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that a maritime transit project through the strait was never stopped and had operated subsurface. Earlier, a CENTCOM bulletin specifically refuted Iranian claims that the strait was closed. Later that same night, an Iran-linked outlet reported exchanges of fire in the area, while CENTCOM separately reported striking an oil tanker that attempted to breach a blockade. The ongoing standoff over the critical shipping lane — through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes — continues to evolve.
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