US Centcom Denies IRGC Iran Attacked US Forces in al-Tanf Syria

JAKARTA - The US Central Command (US Centcom) denied claims by Iranian forces that they attacked the al-Tanf Garrison in Syria and captured or killed US forces.

"There were no US forces in the area who were recently killed or captured," US Centcom said on Friday, July 17.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to target US forces in al-Tanf, Syria, as a retaliatory action for a deadly US attack on Iranshahr

The IRGC attack was reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. However, CNN was unable to independently verify the claim.

US military forces left the strategic al-Tanf garrison in February after more than a decade, amid a broader transition toward a reduced US presence in Syria.

The IRGC said as long as US actions in the Strait of Hormuz continued, "not a single drop of oil or gas will be exported from the region."