US warships in the Strait of Hormuz have not left the waterway, according to US Central Command (Centcom) — America’s military headquarters for the Middle East — which has rejected Iranian navy claims that American ships abandoned the strait and withdrew hundreds of kilometres.
Centcom’s reply to Iran
In a statement posted on X, Centcom said US forces deployed to the Middle East “remain present and vigilant in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters,” and pointed to the Centcom commander’s activity in the region over the weekend as proof of that posture. The military’s message was framed as a direct rebuttal of Iran’s navy, which had said American warships had “abandoned” the strait.
Centcom went further on who holds the lane. It said US forces and regional partners “control the international waterway — clearly not Iran.” That wording treats the Strait of Hormuz as an international shipping route under partnered US and regional oversight, not under Iranian control.
Why the strait matters
The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea passage that links the Persian Gulf to open ocean lanes used for oil and other trade. Claims about whether US warships in the Strait of Hormuz are still on station therefore feed into wider questions about security on a route that energy markets watch closely. Pakistan, like other oil-importing countries, feels those market swings through fuel and freight costs even when no local incident is involved.
What is confirmed — and what is not
What is confirmed from Centcom is a public denial of withdrawal and an assertion of continued presence and vigilance, plus a claim of control shared with regional partners. What the available official statements do not detail is the size of any fleet, the types of ships on station, or any change to commercial traffic rules through the strait. Until further official detail emerges, the story turns on presence and messaging: Iran’s navy said US ships had left; Centcom says US military forces near Hormuz remain in place and that partners, not Iran, control the waterway.
Aasan alfaaz mein
America ki fauj (Centcom) ne kaha hai ke US warships Strait of Hormuz mein ab bhi maujood hain. Iran ki navy ne pehle kaha tha ke Amreeki jahaz wahan se nikal kar door chale gaye hain — Centcom ne yeh baat radd kar di. Hormuz oil ke liye ahem samundari rasta hai, is liye wahan ki tension ki khabrein fuel ke bazaar ko asar de sakti hain. Aam Pakistani ke liye seedha nateeja yeh hai ke raste par amn rehne se oil supply zyada qareeb-e-qarar rehti hai.
