US CENTCOM Rejects Iranian Claims of Control Over Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command refuted Iranian assertions of operational control over the Strait of Hormuz, citing the successful transit of over 900 vessels under US assistance since May. The statement serves as a formal pushback against Iranian maritime posturing in a critical energy chokepoint, though it remains unclear if this signals a change in US naval posture or merely a rhetorical response to recent Iranian rhetoric.