U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) refuted claims by the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy that U.S. forces had abandoned the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM stated on X that the claim was false, and that U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East maintain a presence and vigilance in and around the strait, controlling international waterways with regional partners, emphasizing that "Iran clearly does not" control it. The IRGC Navy commander had previously claimed that U.S. forces had withdrawn hundreds of kilometers.