The head of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the US military “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force in the region. Iranian military officials have already said that the US is lying about these claims.

Cooper claimed that the US military sank at least six Iranian boats, boasting of “an enormous amount of capability and firepower concentrated in and around the strait, including AH-64 Apache and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters.”

“The US claim regarding the sinking of a number of Iranian combat boats is a lie,” a senior Iranian military official told IRIB news agency, as reported by RT on Monday.

US forces claim to have sunk six Iranian naval vessels that were allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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The reported strike was part of Project Freedom, which is an initiative announced by US ruler Donald Trump on Sunday to escort tankers and other vessels that have been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

The US and Iran appear to be having a back-and-forth rhetoric competition over who is lying. Our guess is, both are.

Earlier on Monday, Fars News Agency reported that the Iranian military hit a US Navy patrol boat near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM rejected the claim, saying no US Navy ships were struck.

Trump ordered a naval blockade of Iranian ports to force Tehran to agree to a peace settlement that would be satisfactory to Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the blockade an “act of war” violating the ceasefire reached in early April. “Project Freedom is Project Deadlock,” Araghchi said in a post on X, warning the US to “be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers.” –RT

The ruling classes of the world appear to be doing everything they can to jack up the cost of oil and make life financially difficult for as many other human beings as possible, while simultaneously pushing for people to support their wars.

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If you haven’t done so yet, now would be a good time to Google “voluntaryism.”