US Denies Iranian Claim That Supertanker Hit Mines in Hormuz

The U.S. military has refuted Iran’s claim that mines damaged a supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command stated that no ships had hit mines and characterized the Iranian claim as an attempt to intimidate commercial shipping through disinformation. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously stated that a supertanker struck two sea mines while using an unauthorized route.

• 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.