IRGC and US Central Command dispute: Who controls Hormuz?

Military and diplomatic tensions escalate between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said IRGC claims of full Iranian control are untrue, adding that it redirected 122 commercial ships under its 'Steel Wall' naval blockade. In response, the IRGC announced the seizure of a US autonomous submarine of the 'Remus 600' type, while NBC News reported an Iranian cruise missile attack on a US ship on September 14 that lightly injured 8 US Marines. Satellite images showed US aircraft carriers repositioning, and Iran said it intercepted 19 ships and blacklisted 24 more. The reopening of the strait remains central to possible indirect talks, amid Iranian demands for a ceasefire, sanctions relief and an end to the naval blockade, which Trump rejected.