# US military escorts 40 oil-carrying vessels through Hormuz amid new Iran-US strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/42987

- CNN, 2026-09-03 03:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/politics/latest-us-strikes-against-iran-marked-a-shift-in-strategy?Date=20260902&Profile=CNN

> According to two US officials familiar with the operation, 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz under American military escort. The wartime record came as Iran and the United States exchanged another round of strikes on Tuesday.

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