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Tensions over the Strait of Hormuz persisted six months into the US-Iran conflict, with US Central Command saying it redirected 82 commercial vessels, disabled three, and boarded two others to enforce its naval blockade of Iran. Iran's IRGC rejected US claims that the strait is open, accusing US officials of continuing to 'lie' to 'cover up their failures' over the standoff. Adding to the rhetorical escalation, Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated a warning that 'no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Tehran cannot,' republishing the message in response to earlier claims by US Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper that American forces had achieved full control of the strait and halted Iran's oil exports. The exchange underscores the continuing standoff over control and access to one of the world's most critical oil shipping chokepoints.