Iran disputes US oil claim, approves new rule on Hormuz data cables
Iran disputes US oil claim, approves new rule on Hormuz data cables Iran has disputed a claim by US Central Command (Centcom) that it escorted tankers carrying more than a billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi called the claim a “failed psychological operation” meant to boost US troop morale and justify the war’s financial and human costs,…
Iran has rejected a claim by US Central Command (Centcom) that it protected over a billion barrels of oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi dismissed the assertion as a "failed psychological operation" crafted to bolster US troop morale and rationalize the war's financial and human toll, according to Iran's Fars news agency.
Centcom also asserted that it secured more than 2,000 commercial ship transits through the strait and cleared its primary shipping lanes of mines, enabling oil exports to proceed uninterrupted. Meanwhile, a committee of Iranian officials has endorsed a new regulation mandating Tehran's consent for data cables crossing the strait, as reported by Fars. Dubbed Article 10, this provision will extend to all data communication equipment transiting the waterway, with additional specifics to be detailed in forthcoming regulations.
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