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Over 1 billion barrels of crude transited Strait of Hormuz under US blockade: CENTCOM

Washington, Sept 19 (UNI) 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, attributing the halt to what he called the US “ironclad blockade.”
Cooper said the volume of crude oil, cargo and liquefied natural gas moving through the strait over the past two weeks was higher than at any point during the previous six months.
He added that the US was working with countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, insurers and shipping companies to further increase traffic through the waterway, one of the world's key energy transit routes.UNI AAB
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