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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a forceful statement on its official account on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) about the naval balance in the Middle East and security arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that CENTCOM’s statement claimed the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had lost their combat capability.
The statement stressed that US armed forces and regional coalition partners have full control of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime corridor.
CENTCOM also said US naval forces had ensured the safe passage through the strait on Monday of a convoy of tankers carrying more than 19 million barrels of crude oil, as part of support for allies in the Gulf region.
Geostrategic tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to maritime security, freedom of navigation and global energy transport, have reached a peak in recent days.
It is recalled that an Iranian naval official said the previous day that US warships would be targeted and sunk if they approached the strait. Iran said its military units had been placed on alert for a possible confrontation and were in combat mode.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and is a major route for global oil shipments. Its security and freedom of navigation have long been central concerns for countries that rely on energy exports passing through the waterway.
