CENTCOM denied the IRGC's report on the bombing of two tankers near Hormuz.

On July 17, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) denied a report by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) about the bombing of two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.

On the same day, the IRGC reported that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire while passing through a mined area near the Strait of Hormuz.

"This is a lie," CENTCOM said in a statement on X (ex. Twitter).

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