On July 17, local time, the US Central Command stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran's claim that “two oil tankers hit lightning and exploded on the international waterway in the Strait of Hormuz” is untrue. According to the US Central Command, this news, like many claims previously published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, is false information.

On July 17, local time, the US Central Command stated that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran's claim that “two oil tankers hit lightning and exploded on the international waterway in the Strait of Hormuz” is untrue. According to the US Central Command, this news, like many claims previously published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, is false information.