U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) told Arabic outlet Al-Hadath that it is working to increase the volume of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days. The statement comes amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran naval confrontation over the strategic waterway.
CENTCOM told the Arabic outlet Al-Hadath that it is working to increase shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days. The statement marks an operational update amid the ongoing U.S. naval campaign against Iran's closure attempts of the waterway.
The timeline echoes an earlier June 15 statement from a senior U.S. official who expected a significant increase in traffic within two weeks — a timeframe that would align with the current week. CENTCOM has repeatedly reported that commercial shipping continues transiting the strait despite Iran's closure claims, most recently reporting 55 merchant vessels carrying over 17 million barrels of oil had crossed the waterway on June 20.
The source is a single, on-record report to Al-Hadath. No further operational details, such as specific steps or naval deployments, were disclosed.
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