CENTCOM commander says US forces facilitated transit of over 1bn barrels of crude out of Strait of Hormuz in past couple of months

CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said US forces have facilitated the transit of more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil out of the Strait of Hormuz in "the last couple of months," and that the main shipping lanes remain clear of mines. The statement addresses shipping risk in the world's most important oil chokepoint.

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