CENTCOM Rejects Iran's Claim of Strait of Hormuz Closure Amid Increased Commercial Traffic

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has rejected Iran's claim that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, asserting that commercial and energy traffic, including 20 million barrels of crude oil, continues to flow through the strategic waterway. This statement follows an earlier claim by a general from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the Strait was closed and under their full control.