U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on the social media platform X: “The Southern Route of the Strait of Hormuz remains open and available for all commercial vessels that intend to transit this international waterway.”

CENTCOM added that over the past three months, U.S. forces have helped more than a thousand ships to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz despite the “unjustified and aggressive” actions of the Islamic Republic, and this process continues