Comments by Tehran's army chief come days after US, French and UK naval commanders transit through Strait of Hormuz aboard American warship in rare show of force

Incredibly rare joint trip through Strat of Hormuz follows recent seizure by Iranian forces of two oil tankers

Iranian navy says its own sub took action against US vessel in strategic Strait of Hormuz; 5th fleet calls statement 'more Iranian disinformation'

Tehran insists vital oil shipping lane should be called 'Persian Gulf'; matter has been bone of contention between Iran and Arab neighbors for years

CENTCOM announcement comes days after an Israeli-owned oil tanker was hit by an Iranian drone off the coast of Oman

Revolutionary guards board foreign flagged vessel; official says captain and crew taken into custody, incident being investigated

Spokesman for US Navy's 5th Fleet says IRGC ship began towing Saildrone Explorer, but let it go following repeated calls

Payouts for intelligence can be as high as $100,000 or the equivalent in vehicles, boats or food; information to be used to help US sailors intercept shipments in Persian Gulf

Incident last month came two days after Greece confirmed it would send Iranian oil from a Russian-flagged tanker to US in line with sanctions

Secretary speaks with Greek counterpart, calls for immediate release of vessels captured days after Athens said it would deliver to US Iranian oil it seized from Russian tanker