U.S. Central Command has publicly urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy to conduct its upcoming live‑fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz safely and professionally, warning that unsafe behavior near U.S. or commercial vessels will not be tolerated and could trigger U.S. defensive action. CENTCOM’s statement emphasizes that the strait is a vital international sea passage through which roughly 100 merchant ships transit daily and says U.S. forces will continue operating there under international norms while insisting Iran’s forces must do the same.