The US military on Tuesday denied accusations by Iran's Revolutionary Guards that US forces have moved hundreds of kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz over the past period. US Central Command confirmed in a statement that US forces deployed in the Middle East are still in the Strait of Hormuz and the waters surrounding it. She emphasized that the United States and its partners in the region are the ones who control this international waterway, not Iran.

The US military on Tuesday denied accusations by Iran's Revolutionary Guards that US forces have moved hundreds of kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz over the past period. US Central Command confirmed in a statement that US forces deployed in the Middle East are still in the Strait of Hormuz and the waters surrounding it. She emphasized that the United States and its partners in the region are the ones who control this international waterway, not Iran.