U.S. Confirms 20 Million Barrels Moving Through Hormuz, Rejecting Iran's Blockade Claims
CENTCOM said commercial and energy traffic is still moving through the waterway as 20 million barrels of crude oil pass daily.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Central Command rejected Iran's claim that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, stating commercial and energy traffic continues flowing through the strategic waterway carrying 20 million barrels of crude oil daily.
- Following his rejection of a late-September cease-fire deal, President Trump claimed the war will end 'very quickly' and oil prices will 'come tumbling down,' asserting Iran was 'desperate to make a deal because they're dying.'
- Trump reiterated that the waterway 'belongs to the United States Navy and the United States,' describing U.S. naval presence as 'one of the most effective and impenetrable blockades in history,' while American consumers have absorbed about $70 billion in gasoline and $57.3 billion in diesel since the war began.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated Tehran has 'clearly and firmly' set conditions for ending the war, while Iran's delegation presented a seven-day peace plan at the United Nations General Assembly amid the country's 83.8% inflation in September.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent credited Operation Economic Outcast with severely diminishing Iran's ability to fund its war machine, following Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad's resignation amid collapsed exports and dwindling supplies.
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The U.S. Army has branded the Revolutionary Guard’s claims that they had “full control” of the Strait as “false.”
The US and Iran are making conflicting claims over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route whose instability threatens global energy supplies.
EADaily, October 8, 2026 The Strait of Ormous is currently moving merchant ships carrying commercial goods and energy, including 20 million barrels of crude oil, as announced by the US Central Command of the US Armed Forces in the Middle East (CENTCOM).
US CENTCOM rejects Iran's claim of Hormuz closure
US Central Command has rejected Iran's assertion that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, stating that traffic continues. Commercial and energy traffic flows through the waterway, including substantial oil shipments. Iranian officials have expressed their commitment to ensuring security in the Strait and have proposed a peace plan to the United States. Tensions in the region remain high as military actions and diplomatic discussions unfold.
US CENTCOM rejects Irans claim of Hormuz closure, says 20 million barrels of crude moving through - The Tribune
“FACT: Traffic is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz right now carrying commercial goods and energy supplies, including 20 million barrels of crude oil. The United States and regional partners clearly control the strait,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
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