US touts role in Gulf oil exports as CENTCOM chief visits Hormuz
LONDON: The chief of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, flew over the Strait of Hormuz in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Sunday as the command said US 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 sa
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