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The command also announced support for over 3,000 commercial vessel transits and 1.5 billion barrels of oil exports in six months.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T23:45:35.204Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-25T22:02:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T23:45:35.204Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":60,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"CENTCOM claims are attributed to the body, but the central claim of cleared mines rests on anonymous sourcing.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates fact from comment and provides specific figures, dates, and places.","hype":"Headlines use strong claims like 'completely clear' and 'show of force' which are not fully supported by the substance."}},"tags":["#StraitOfHormuz","#CENTCOM","#Iran","#OilExports","#FreedomOfNavigation","#MaritimeSecurity"],"entities":["Brad Cooper","CENTCOM","Strait of Hormuz","Iran","US","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US CENTCOM, visited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, October 25, 2026.","CENTCOM announced over 3,000 commercial vessels have transited the Strait with US support in six months.","The command claims more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil have been exported by Gulf partners with US assistance.","CENTCOM stated that main transit routes through the Strait are clear of Iranian sea mines and over 95% of ships have navigated safely."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, October 25, 2026. During the visit, he flew over the strategic waterway in a US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter to assess the operational situation. CENTCOM announced that over the past six months, more than 3,000 commercial vessels have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz with US support. The command also stated that over 1.5 billion barrels of oil have been exported by Gulf partners with US assistance since the summer."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"CENTCOM asserted that the main transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz are clear of Iranian sea mines. Admiral Cooper thanked US service members involved in clearing mines, stating that the routes remain clear thanks to their efforts. The command also reported that more than 95% of ships have safely navigated the Strait in recent months, despite what it described as ongoing aggression from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. CENTCOM emphasised its commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and maintaining the flow of commercial traffic."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Iran's actions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While CENTCOM claims the main transit routes are clear of Iranian sea mines, the Jerusalem Post reported that US President Donald Trump accused Iran of fabricating recent reports of attacks on oil tankers and naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz to drive up oil prices ahead of the November midterm elections. Trump stated that Iran was making up fake hits and mines because more oil was coming through the Strait than before the conflict. A US official had previously confirmed to the Jerusalem Post that inbound and outbound shipping lanes had been cleared of mines by CENTCOM."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports below mention the specific date of Sunday, October 25, 2026, for Admiral Cooper's visit, instead referring to it as 'Sunday' or 'today'. 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