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More than 95% of ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz have passed through safely in recent months despite what the US military described as aggression by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.
“In recent months, over 95% of ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz have sailed through safely despite the IRGC’s unwarranted aggression,” CENTCOM said in a statement, according to Anadolu Agency.
The command said US troops had reached the milestone of helping Gulf partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since summer.
“We continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Gulf partners and the shipping industry,” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said during a visit to the waterway.
CENTCOM said US forces had assisted more than 3,000 merchant vessels in navigating the chokepoint over the past six months. It said this effort gained momentum after the US dismantled naval mines that the IRGC had deployed across international sea lanes.
Control of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key point of friction in the Iran war, which began in late February after joint US-Israeli strikes. The conflict has not been settled despite a ceasefire and a memorandum aimed at concluding a final peace deal.
