US Central Command, based in Riyadh, announced Sunday that it assisted Gulf nations in exporting over 1.5 billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz since summer, navigating around an Iranian blockade.
In a statement posted on X, CENTCOM reported that US forces had helped Gulf partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since summer.
CENTCOM added that over 3,000 commercial vessels have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz with its support over the past six months, with over 95 percent of ships navigating the waterway sailing through safely.
CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper, visiting US troops in Hormuz, stated that primary transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz remain free of Iranian sea mines thanks to the efforts of his personnel.
Iran seized control of the vital waterway following the outbreak of the Middle East war, which began with US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic on February 28.
The Islamic Republic has demanded permission for ships to transit the strait, a route through which a fifth of global oil exports normally pass.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated that Iran has “lost complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Tehran’s economy is in “total and complete freefall.”
Rubio stated that the Straits of Hormuz are open, noting that nearly as much oil is now flowing as before the conflict began, underscoring Iran’s loss of complete control of the straits.
Maritime tracking firm Kpler reports that crude oil exports reached pre-war levels in September, with at least 16.5 million barrels leaving the region, excluding Iran.
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