LONDON: The chief of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, flew over the Strait of Hormuz in an army helicopter on Sunday as CENTCOM said American forces had helped Gulf partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer. More than 3,000 commercial vessels have passed through the strait with support from US forces over the past six months, CENTCOM said in a statement. “We continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Gulf partners and the shipping industry,” Cooper said,

Source: Arab News