# US CENTCOM tells Al Jazeera Hormuz blockade is ‘highly effective’

https://mins.news/en/item/61858

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 00:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/17/us-centcom-tells-al-jazeera-hormuz-blockade-highly?traffic_source=rss

> A US Central Command spokesman told Al Jazeera that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “highly effective”. Captain Tim Hawkins said Iran does not control the waterway and that 900 million barrels of oil have passed through the strait since May.

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