Washington, Sept. 19 -- More than 1 billion barrels of crude oil have transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent months under a US military blockade, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
"CENTCOM forces have supported more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil leaving the Gulf," Adm. Brad Cooper said in remarks released by the command on the US social media platform X.
Cooper said US forces had also assisted more than 2,000 commercial vessel transits through the strategic waterway by providing coordinated protection.
He said the primary transit lanes in the strait had been cleared of mines and that thousands of ships had passed through the waterway.
At the same time, Cooper said Iran had exported "zero barrels" of oil, attribu...