Conflict & Security
US Central Command rejects Iran's claim of closing the Strait of Hormuz
October 8, 2026 at 04:27 PM · Updated 8d ago
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MAMasrawy
القيادة المركزية الأمريكية: دعمنا شحن أكثر من 1.25 مليار برميل من النفط الخام عبر مضيق هرمز
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القيادة المركزية الأمريكية: دعمنا شحن 1.25 مليار برميل نفط خام عبر مضيق هرمز
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القيادة المركزية الأمريكية: دعمنا شحن 1.25 مليار برميل من النفط الخام عبر مضيق هرمز
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1.1 مليار برميل.. سنتكوم تؤكد عودة تدفق النفط عبر هرمز وفاعلية الحصار البحرى
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SNSky News Arabia
مضيق هرمز.. أميركا وإيران تختلفان على صاحب اليد العليا
(opens the publisher’s site)The US military said it clearly controls the Strait of Hormuz after an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general claimed the waterway was closed.
- CENTCOM denied statements by an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, calling the claim incorrect.
- CENTCOM said navigation through the strait continues under US military escort of thousands of ships.
- The command reported over 1.1 billion barrels of oil have transited through the strait, approaching pre-war flows.
- CENTCOM said it dismantled naval mines laid by Tehran and that no ship may cross the blockade without prior US authorization.
- CENTCOM announced it supported shipping more than 1.25 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz in recent months.
- Iran shipped no barrels due to the strict US embargo on its ports, the command said.
- At a virtual meeting with maritime partners, Admiral Brad Cooper praised civilian crews for their sacrifices amid what he called unjustified Iranian attacks.