# Senior Iranian military officer says US forces moved over 1,000 km from Iran

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- TASS, 2026-10-05 08:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197547

> Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, head of the IRGC commander-in-chief’s advisory group, said US forces had moved more than 1,000 km from Iran’s border. He claimed US warships were absent from the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean for the first time, and said Iran had controlled the strait for months.

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