The US military's Central Command, CENTCOM, announced that the waterway was open due to the force's "successful clearance" of the main lanes of the Strait of Hormuz being mined.

The US military's Central Command, CENTCOM, announced that the waterway was open due to the force's "successful clearance" of the main lanes of the Strait of Hormuz being mined.

However, this order emphasized that free passage in the Strait of Hormuz is open to vessels that do not "violate" US naval sanctions against Iran.

On Friday, October 17, Centcom wrote on Channel X: "As a result, thousands of commercial ships passed through this strait with Yemen Solomon."

Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted since the start of the Iran-US war in March last year, due to military attacks and threats and imposed restrictions.

Although attacks on some ships in the Strait of Hormuz have continued in recent weeks, reports indicate an increase in the transfer of energy cargoes since the end of July, including the use of oil tankers that, under the auspices of the US Navy, transfer oil from the Persian Gulf to ships waiting outside the strait. In recent days, American officials have repeatedly emphasized the increase in oil tanker traffic and energy exports from the region.