The US military is continuously working to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and secure, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper said, adding that Iran had not exported a single barrel of oil due to strict US sanctions.
– Cooper said the US military had facilitated the exit of more than one billion barrels of crude oil through the strategic waterway over the past two months.
– He added that US forces had helped more than 2,000 commercial vessels pass through the strait, while key transit routes remained clear of mines.
– “Oil and cargo traffic over the past two weeks is the highest in the last six months,” Cooper said.
– He said the US was working with its allies in the region to strengthen their air defenses.
– “We are working to form a new joint unit to counter-attack drones,” he said.