### [2026-07-12](/feed/2026/07/12/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # The United States Central Command contradicts Iran's claim, stating that the strait is open. Additionally, the Joint Maritime Information Center states that the Iran route in the waterway is open despite Iran's claims. ### Sources: 1. [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-12/hormuz-route-open-despite-iran-declaration-maritime-group-says) 2. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-threatens-iran-attempt-assassinate-open-calls-killing-khamenei-rcna434515) ### Changes: 1. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) contradicts Iran's claim, stating that the strait is open. Additionally, the "Joint Maritime Information Center" states that the Iran route in the waterway is open despite Iran's claims. _2026-07-13 01:50:48 (First version)_ 1. The United States Central Command contradicts Iran's claim, stating that the strait is open. Additionally, the Joint Maritime Information Center states that the Iran route in the waterway is open despite Iran's claims. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Aerospace Force launch retaliatory strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait, including the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, in response to the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM's) strikes against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, which were in response to the attack on the Singapore-flagged container ship "Ever Lovely" in the strait. ](/feed/2026/06/27/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-and-aerospace-force-launch-retaliatory-strikes-against-bahrain-and-kuwait-in.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 2. [The United States Central Command says that 55 ships transporting more than 17 million barrels of oil and cargo have crossed the strait and that traffic on the chokepoint increased, rejecting Iran’s claims that the waterway is closed. ](/feed/2026/06/20/the-united-states-central-command-says-that-55-ships-transporting-more-than-17-million-barrels-of-oil-and-cargo-have-cro.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 3. [A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. ](/feed/2026/06/9/a-united-states-army-ah-64-apache-helicopter-crashes-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-while-on-patrol-both-crew-members-are-re.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 4. ["The New York Times" reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omani coast. ](/feed/2026/05/31/the-new-york-times-reports-that-the-us-central-command-has-guided-70-commercial-ships-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-i.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 5. [Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. ](/feed/2026/05/29/iranian-state-media-says-that-iran-shot-down-an-american-aircraft-near-the-city-of-jam-bushehr-province-however-the-u.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 6. [The U.S. Central Command confirms that the military carried out "self-defense" strikes against military facilities in response to Iran's attacks on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS "Truxtun", USS "Rafael Peralta", and USS "Mason" as the three ships were transiting the Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman. ](/feed/2026/05/7/the-us-central-command-confirms-that-the-military-carried-out-self-defense-strikes-against-military-facilities-in-re.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 7. [U.S. Central Command confirms that the George H. W. Bush has arrived in the Middle East. ](/feed/2026/04/24/us-central-command-confirms-that-the-george-h-w-bush-has-arrived-in-the-middle-east.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 8. [In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to interdiction. ](/feed/2026/04/13/in-a-notice-to-seafarers-the-us-central-command-announces-that-a-blockade-of-iranian-ports-is-now-in-effect-with-all.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 9. [The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke USS "Frank Peterson" and USS "Michael Murphy" have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of naval mines. ](/feed/2026/04/11/the-us-central-command-confirms-that-the-us-navy-arleigh-burke-uss-frank-peterson-and-uss-michael-murphy-have-cr.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_ 10. [ An attacker identified by the United States Central Command as a member of ISIL opens fire on a joint Syrian and American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter and injuring three others, before being killed by return fire. ](/feed/2025/12/13/an-attacker-identified-by-the-united-states-central-command-as-a-member-of-isil-opens-fire-on-a-joint-syrian-and-americ.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, United States Central Command_