# US forces support passage of 3,000 ships through Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says

https://mins.news/en/item/115600

- TASS, 2026-10-26 10:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2207799

> More than 3,000 commercial vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with support from US Central Command forces in the past six months, the command said. Since summer, US forces have helped Gulf partners export over 1.5 billion barrels of crude through the strait; in recent months, more than 95% of ships have transited safely.

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