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CENTCOM disputes IRGC claim over tanker in Strait of Hormuz
US Central Command has disputed an Iranian claim that the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia struck naval mines.
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US Central Command has disputed an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claim that the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
The competing accounts were reported by Al Jazeera Global News on 15 September 2026. CENTCOM’s position challenges the IRGC’s description of the incident.
The available information does not provide details of CENTCOM’s rebuttal or independent evidence establishing what happened to the vessel.
It is also unclear whether El Gaia was damaged, what caused any reported damage or whether there were casualties. The mine-strike claim has not been independently confirmed.
