US Central Command (Centcom) has stressed in a post on X that the Strait of Hormuz is open for maritime traffic, dismissing requests by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to only use routes it approves.

“After recently threatening and attempting to attack commercial vessels and innocent mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continues to claim that international mariners should only use routes the IRGC prefers,” Centcom writes, dismissing the claim as false.

“The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway. The IRGC has no authority to dictate routes for free and open traffic flow. Commercial vessels continue to use the strait with U.S. military support,” Centcom states.

It adds that since early May, US forces have helped approximately 1,000 vessels and 500 million barrels of crude oil pass through the waterway.