Strait of Hormuz routes remain clear, CENTCOM chief claims

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[0:00] The head of US Central Command says

[0:01] Iran's navy is destroyed and the

[0:04] Straight of Hormuz's main shipping

[0:05] routes are cleared of mines. Now,

[0:07] Admiral Bradley Cooper says US forces

[0:10] remain on patrol to protect commercial

[0:12] shipping in that area. Listen. And

[0:14] today, US forces remain highly vigilant

[0:17] and present to ensure that all primary

[0:20] transit routes in the straight of Hormuz

[0:22] remain free and clear. This week we

[0:25] reached a significant milestone having

[0:28] now assisted Gulf partners in exporting

[0:30] more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude

[0:33] oil since summer. US forces have been

[0:37] laser focused in this effort in

[0:39] coordination with reg

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