US Denies Iranian Claim That Supertanker Hit Mines in Hormuz
US Central Command refuted an assertion by Iran's Revolutionary Guards amid fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz.
TL;DR
- U.S. Central Command stated Iran's claim of mines damaging a supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz is false.
- The U.S. military described the claim as an attempt by the IRGC to intimidate commercial shipping through disinformation.
- Iran's IRGC naval unit had previously claimed a supertanker struck two sea mines on an unauthorized route.