📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected Iran's claim of US military withdrawal from the Strait of Hormuz.
- In a statement, CENTCOM said that this claim by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is false, and US forces are still deployed in the Middle Ea.
- U.S. CENTCOM added that U.S. forces are on alert in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters.
The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected Iran's claim of US military withdrawal from the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement, CENTCOM said that this claim by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is false, and US forces are still deployed in the Middle East.
U.S. CENTCOM added that U.S. forces are on alert in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters.
CENTCOM claimed that US forces, not Iran, control the Strait of Hormuz.
On the other hand, the Iranian Navy said that an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. The oil tanker was passing east of the Strait of Hormuz when it hit a mine hidden in the water.
