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US_ New: CENTCOM: 'Traffic Continues to Flow' Through Strait, U.S. 'Monitoring Situation,' After Iran Claim (Becca Lower - REDSTATE)

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New: CENTCOM: 'Traffic Continues to Flow' Through Strait, U.S. 'Monitoring Situation,' After Iran Claim

By Becca Lower | 3:15 PM on June 20, 2026

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AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File


Earlier on Saturday morning, RedState shared the latest developments in the peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran ahead of planned meetings on Sunday:


The Trump administration’s interim agreement with Iran is already under serious strain. Iran’s joint military command announced Saturday that it has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon and what it characterized as American “bad faith” and a “clear breach of its commitments.”

The announcement came on Iranian state television, which warned that “if the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned.”


Vice President JD Vance, in a comment during an interview Saturday, threw the Iranian regime's claim about closing the strait into question:


Vice President JD Vance, speaking to Fox News Saturday morning, disputed Iran’s announcement, saying there is no evidence the Strait of Hormuz is actually closed despite Iranian state media reports to the contrary. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already in Switzerland, and Vance said he expects to join them within “the next couple of days.”


Read More: Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz Again, Says the U.S. Breached the Islamabad Deal 


Later on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement through spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins, asserting that "[t]raffic continues to flow" through the strait:


“Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic continues to flow, and U.S. forces are monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case.”

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READ MORE: https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/20/new-centcom-traffic-continues-to-flow-through-strait-after-iranian-claim-it-was-closed-n2203550

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