Iran’s ‘Exclusion Zone’ Threat Shakes Strait of Hormuz Traffic

Iran’s claim to have struck an unmanned U.S. vessel in the Strait of Hormuz has escalated tensions in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, with the U.S. military dismissing the assertion as a “total lie” and warning of further disruption to global shipping. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that it had targeted a U.S. The claim, however, was swiftly rejected by Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), who called the report “a fabrication with no basis in reality.&quot. The Strait of…

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