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CENTCOM: Navigation continues in Hormuz and more than 1.25 billion barrels of oil transited

Successive statements by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) addressed freedom of navigation in the Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz straits, the level of oil flow through the waterway, the denial of any closure of the strait, the removal of naval mines, and a description of the naval blockade on Iran as "firm and effective".

📍 Where things stand: CENTCOM affirms that commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz continues and that oil flow is approaching pre-war levels, and rejects the IRGC's account of a closure of the strait.

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8 Oct 2026, 17:41 The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in remarks to Al-Arabiya that it attaches importance to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Bab al-Mandab strait, affirmed that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, accused it of deliberately targeting sailors, and noted that it has escorted thousands of commercial ships to protect them.
8 Oct 2026, 18:10 CENTCOM announced that commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz continues and that oil flow is approaching pre-war levels, confirming that more than 1.1 billion barrels of oil have crossed the waterway. It denied the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's statements about closing the strait, said it had removed naval mines it accused Iran of planting, and described the naval blockade imposed on Iran as "firm and effective".
8 Oct 2026, 19:29 CENTCOM announced that more than 1.25 billion barrels of oil have been transported through the Strait of Hormuz, at a time when Iran has exited the market because of the blockade.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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