Tehran, Nov. 10 -- Amid escalating military friction in the Strait of Hormuz, the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has accused the United States armed forces of misleading the international maritime community by falsely asserting that the Strait is open, alleging that Washington is "luring helpless oil tankers into walls of fire," Iranian state media reported.

In remarks reported by the official IRNA News Agency, the top Iranian naval commander claimed that American forces actively avoid the strategic waterway while encouraging commercial shipping into high-risk waters.

"The humiliating, smuggling American military, which does not even dare to approach the Strait of Hormuz itself, is luring helpless oil tan...