US clears Strait of Hormuz as 50,000 troops maintain blockade of Iran, CENTCOM chief says
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Nearly 1500 vessels carrying roughly 750 million barrels of crude oil have transited the strait in the past months, Cooper said, adding that this was done with the protection of US forces.