CENTCOM also refuted Iranian assertions on Thursday that the IRGC controls the strait and that hundreds of US service members were killed in Jordan. The military stated that the US and regional partners maintain control of the waterway, noting more than 40 commercial ships transited in the past 24 hours. It further clarified that three American service members were killed in Jordan in July during defenses against Iranian attacks.
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All 21 Crew Evacuated from Singapore Ship Sunk by IRGC
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore reported that the sailors aboard the M/V GFS Pride were rescued without injuries before the vessel sank in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) identified the cause of the sinking as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) projectile, contradicting Iranian claims that the container ship hit a mine. The vessel was a Singapore-flagged ship that sank while being towed to shore on Wednesday.
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