US Central Command denies Iranian claim of captured American soldiers

US Central Command denies Iranian claim of captured American soldiers The US Central Command denied on Saturday that any US service members had been captured by Iran. In a post on X, Iranian security chief Ali Larijani said: "It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner. " US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said: "The Iranian regime is doing everything it can to peddle lies and deceive.