The United States Central Command (Centcom) categorically denied a report by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that stated an oil tanker had caught fire after colliding with two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom classified the information as false.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard had claimed that the incident involved an oil tanker that collided with two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz region, one of the most strategic maritime routes in the world for oil transportation.
The American denial comes in a context of high tensions between the United States and Iran in the Gulf region. The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway of crucial importance for international energy trade, having been the scene of several incidents in recent years.
