US Central Command: Iran Does Not Control the Strait of Hormuz... Over a Billion Barrels of Oil Transited in Recent Months
U.S. Central Command confirmed that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, noting that thousands of commercial vessels have successfully transited the waterway in recent months, with crude oil volumes passing through the strait exceeding one billion barrels.
U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated that U.S. forces assisted in securing the passage of more than 2,000 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, clarifying that the main navigation channels in the strait have been cleared of mines.
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Cooper added that U.S. forces helped facilitate the export of more than one billion barrels of crude oil from the Gulf region through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months, noting that the volume of oil, cargo, and liquefied natural gas traffic during the last two weeks reached its highest level in the previous six months.
U.S. Central Command emphasized that Iranian claims of complete control over the Strait of Hormuz are false, affirming that thousands of ships continued to use the waterway and that U.S. forces are working in coordination with regional countries, shipping companies, and insurance firms to increase navigation traffic through the strait.
Earlier, U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces carried out a limited and precise strike against elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps after detecting their preparations to lay naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, deeming those forces an imminent threat to commercial navigation. The command confirmed that the objective of the operation was to prevent the re-mining of navigation channels that had previously been cleared.
In a related development, Cooper stated that Iran has been unable to export any barrels of oil, attributing this to the U.S. sanctions imposed on its oil exports, while the United States continues to work with its regional partners to enhance navigation security and increase transit volumes through the strait.
