US helped remove 1.5 billion barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz - CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper US forces have helped Gulf partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the start of the summer, said Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command. The main routes in the Strait of Hormuz were cleared of Iranian mines and remained free. The Iranian navy, according to Cooper, is "at the bottom of the sea", therefore there are no IRGC ships in the Straits. "At the same time, we did not allow Iran to export a single drop of oil thanks to the iron blockade of Iran's ports." - said the admiral in a video message. Hakin.az Contact us.