[U.S. Central Command: The Strait of Hormuz is controlled by the U.S. military and regional partners] On October 14, the U.S. Central Command posted a message on social platforms in response to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ statement on the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command stated that the Strait of Hormuz is currently controlled by the U.S. military and regional partners. The U.S. side also stated that the U.S. military assisted partners in the Gulf region to transport more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz the day before. The commander of the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that day that he would sink any U.S. warship approaching the Strait of Hormuz. (CCTV News)