Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, stated that there are no Iranian mines in the main internationally recognized shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, vessels can pass freely, and no activity by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been detected. Cooper said that when he flew over the strait earlier this week, he saw dozens of commercial vessels passing freely and commented that the Iranian Navy was "all on the seabed." However, the IRGC claimed earlier today that they prevented two oil tankers from passing through the southern part of the strait, accusing these vessels of attempting to use "unauthorized routes" with U.S. military support.