# US military says Strait of Hormuz remains open amid ongoing blockade

https://mins.news/en/item/61799

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 23:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/us-military-claims-strait-of-hormuz-remains-open-amid-ongoing-blockade?traffic_source=rss

> A US Central Command spokesperson says commercial traffic continues through the Strait of Hormuz despite an ongoing blockade of Iranian maritime trade and attacks on commercial ships. He says US forces have helped move more than 900 million barrels of crude, cleared mines from primary shipping lanes and redirected vessels attempting to breach the blockade. He also denies that civilians were targeted in US operations.

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