US military says 'traffic is flowing' in Strait of Hormuz
- The US military directly challenges Iran's claim of closing the Strait of Hormuz, insisting the vital waterway remains open and traffic is flowing
The US military asserts that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and traffic is flowing, refuting Iran's claim to have closed the vital global oil conduit amidst escalating Mideast tensions.
- US military refuting Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure claim.
- The Strait of Hormuz's status as an international waterway.
- Escalating Mideast tensions and US strikes on Iran.
WASHINGTON: The US military insisted Sunday that ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran’s claim to have closed it in the latest flare-up of the Mideast war.
“Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing,” CENTCOM, which oversees US forces in the Middle East, said on X.
In a later post, CENTCOM directly mentioned and challenged an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps statement that the vital conduit for global oil flow was closing.
But the US military said the strait “remains an international waterway. US forces are positioned and prepared to keep it that way.”
As it announced the strait was closing, Iran also attacked US-allied Gulf neighbors in response to the latest series of US strikes on Iran, further endangering a deal that was supposed to halt the war while negotiators seek a definitive agreement to end it.
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