{
  "id": 10458081,
  "title": "US Centcom rejects IRGC claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/us-centcom-rejects-irgc-claim-of-complete-control-over-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:02:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-centcom-rejects-irgc-claim-complete-control-over-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Central Command (Centcom) firmly rejects Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claim that Iran has \"complete control\" over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom categorically stated that \"claims that Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz are false.\" The statement further asserted, \"Iran has no navy because American forces sank it.\"\n\nCentcom emphasized that approximately 1 billion barrels of oil have recently passed through the strait, which they argue demonstrates the lack of Iranian control over the waterway. The US military has been actively assisting in maintaining the free flow of commercial traffic through the strait while simultaneously enforcing a blockade against Iranian maritime trade, according to previously reported US official accounts.",
  "summary": "US Centcom rejects IRGC claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz Iran does not fully control the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said, hitting back against claims from a senior Iranian military commander that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “completely controls” the strategic waterway In a post on X, Centcom said claims that “Iran has full control over the Strait of Hormuz … are false”.…",
  "key_points": [
    "US Central Command rejects IRGC claim of complete control over Hormuz.",
    "Iran has no navy, US asserts, after sinking it.",
    "1 billion barrels passed through Strait recently, US says."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}