👈Bard Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command staff: We work with a clear vision and full focus alongside our colleagues in various U.S. government organizations, as well as all member partners of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and also insurance and transportation companies, to increase the volume of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

These efforts have borne fruit. The volume of crude oil, cargo, and liquefied natural gas in the past two weeks has been higher than at any time in the past six months.