CENTCOM: Hormuz open to lawful transit, 140 targets struck overnight
US Central Command says the Strait of Hormuz is open to lawful transit after striking 140 Iranian military targets in a third round of attacks, per CBS News. Tehran insists the waterway remains closed. Ship operators are left weighing two contradictory official positions before e
US Central Command has declared the Strait of Hormuz open to all vessels seeking lawful transit, hours after completing a third round of strikes that hit 140 Iranian targets, per CBS News. The targets included missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage, communication networks and coastal surveillance positions. Across three rounds of strikes this week, US forces have hit more than 300 sites. Tehran rejects the American position. Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority says the waterway is closed because of what it calls illegal movements by the US military. President Trump, speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, repeated that the strait is open for commercial traffic. The week began with Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the strait, including the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy, which prompted Trump to declare the US-Iran ceasefire over. The practical consequence sits with commercial shipping: two governments are issuing opposite rulings about the same waterway, and every operator planning a transit has to decide which one to act on. That decision now shapes insurance, routing and crew safety calculations in one of the world's most important oil corridors.