Pentagon Officials Shrug Off Latest Iranian Persian Gulf Threat

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Pentagon Officials Shrug Off Latest Iranian Persian Gulf Threat
By: Ben Werner
August 28, 2018 5:51 PM


THE PENTAGON — The new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) claims the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control, but Pentagon leaders say the U.S. Navy has no intention of altering any operations in the region.

Iranian forces are vigilantly controlling the country’s southern waters in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri, head of the IRGCN, said during a Monday media briefing, according to news accounts.

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