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US claim about sinking Iranian boats is a ‘lie’ – Tehran

RT News · · 308 words · By Russia Today
Diplomatic deadlock US-Iran military conflict Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the American military had “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force”
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Multiple independent sources (RT World News and other web search results) report that Admiral Brad Cooper stated the US military eliminated a small Iranian naval force.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Bradford Cooper II (born 1967) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led U.S. forces during the 2026 Iran war. Cooper w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
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“The reported attack was part of Project Freedom, announced by President Donald Trump on Sunday”
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Five independent news sources (Deutsche Welle, Flipboard, CNBC, RT News) confirm that President Donald Trump announced 'Project Freedom' on Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frederick Christ Trump (middle name pronounced KRIHST; October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real estate developer and businessman. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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“the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran in late February”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran since February 28, 2026, beginning with airstrikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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““The US claim regarding the sinking of a number of Iranian combat boats is a lie,” a senior Iranian military official told the IRIB news agency on Monday.”
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Multiple web search results from different sources report that a senior Iranian military official told the IRIB news agency that the US claims were a lie/false.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; Persian: سازمان صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Sazmân-e Seda-o-sima-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân, lit. 'Voice and Vision Service of the Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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“The CENTCOM commander claimed that the US military had sunk at least six Iranian boats”
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Three separate web search results confirm that CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper claimed the US military sunk at least six Iranian boats.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US military claims to have sunk six small Iranian boats as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz. US Admiral Brad Cooper said the navy had eliminated six small boats attempting to interfere with c…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us…
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web search NEUTRAL — The CENTCOM commander claimed that the US military had sunk at least six Iranian boats, while boasting of what he called “an enormous amount of capability and firepower concentrated in and around the …
https://www.rt.com/news/639450-iran-us-sink-boats-hormuz/
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web search NEUTRAL — The commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Brad Cooper, said the boats in question were targeting civilian vessels in the area, with Tehran launching cruise missiles and drones as well.
https://www.ibtimes.com/us-says-it-sunk-six-iranian-boats-ta…
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“Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that the Iranian military had hit a US Navy patrol boat near the Strait of Hormuz”
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Both RT News and RT World News report that Fars News Agency claimed the Iranian military hit a US Navy patrol boat.
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier on Monday, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that the Iranian military had hit a US Navy patrol boat near the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.rt.com/news/639450-iran-us-sink-boats-hormuz/
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web search NEUTRAL — The denial comes after Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-aligned Fars News Agency claimed that two missiles had hit a United States Navy frigate, forcing it to turn back. THE ‘USS Abraham Lincol…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-895064
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has denied an Iranian media report that one of its warships was struck by Iranian missiles as it tried to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c775jevkyv2o
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“CENTCOM, in turn, rejected the claim, stating that no US Navy ships had been struck”
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Web search results confirm that US officials and the US military denied the Iranian reports that a US Navy ship was struck.
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) spans more than 4 million square miles and is populated by more than 560 million people from 25 ethnic groups, speaking 20 languages with hundreds of dial…
https://www.centcom.mil/AREA-OF-RESPONSIBILITY/
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web search NEUTRAL — CENTCOM commander visits troops in the Middle East U.S. Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, engages with troops during an awards presentation at a base in the Middle East. Coo…
https://www.centcom.mil/
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web search NEUTRAL — United States Central Command (CENTCOM) is a key unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of War, responsible for a volatile and strategically vital region spanning the Middle East, Central As…
https://www.centcom.mil/ABOUT-US/
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“the key waterway, which accounts for about 20% of global seaborne oil trade”
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RT News reports the figure of 20% of global seaborne oil trade for the waterway, and the context of the Strait of Hormuz's importance is widely accepted in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — A strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and can flow through the strait in either direction, although…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait
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web search NEUTRAL — strait or straight? Straight and strait are homophones (“one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling”), and many people are in the habit of confusing s…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strait
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web search NEUTRAL — A strait is a narrow sea channel or a difficult situation — remember that both are difficult to navigate. If you're stranded on a strait off the Black Sea, you might also say that you're in dire strai…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/strait
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“Iran reportedly suggested a new mechanism to govern the strait as part of its latest peace proposal, which was rejected by the US”
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Multiple web search results (RT World News, Al Jazeera) report on Iranian peace proposals and the US's skepticism or rejection of the terms, specifically mentioning mechanisms for the strait.
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web search NEUTRAL — New mechanism to govern Strait of Hormuz in Iran peace proposal – RT reporter (VIDEO). The US proposal, which is said to consist of nine points, called for the ceasefire to be extended by two months. …
https://www.rt.com/news/639412-trump-dismisses-iranian-propo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US president told reporters he was reviewing a new peace proposal from Iranian negotiators, but immediately cast doubt on whether it would be "acceptable".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-03/iran-war-live-updates…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has offered a new 14-point proposal to the United States in the latest diplomatic step to reach a permanent end to the war, which has exposed the limits of US military dominance and shaken the gl…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/3/whats-irans-14-point…
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“Trump ordered a naval blockade of Iranian ports”
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Two independent news sources (RT News and Deutsche Welle) confirm that President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of Iranian ports
https://www.rt.com/news/639424-trump-aide-iran-calamity/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Following the failure of the Islamabad talks over the weekend to put an end to the war, US President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade on Iranian ports
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-us-ready-to-attack-if-no-iran…
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“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the blockade an “act of war” violating a ceasefire the sides reached in early April”
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