CENTCOM rejects the IRGC's claim that US forces are withdrawing from the Strait of Hormuz CENTCOM said that US forces remain in the Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters, in a state of alertness and readiness. This pointed to the visit of CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper to the strait last weekend. The command said that US forces and regional partners control the international waterway, and that this control is not in the hands of Iran.