Anadolu reports that U.S. Central Command claimed Saturday that over 1 billion barrels of crude oil and 2,000 commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection, a figure that remains unverified by independent sources. While Admiral Brad Cooper stated that Iran’s oil exports have ceased due to a U.

S. blockade, the specific volume of transit and the effectiveness of the restrictions are currently subject to single-source military assertions.