Jason Brodsky Left: Supreme National Security Council regime secretary Mohsen Razai told state media in September that "the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed. Right: U.S. Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper visits the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as CENTCOM announced it has helped regional partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer. Automatic translation into Persian on the left: Mohsen Razai, secretary of the regime's Supreme National Security Council, told state media in September: "The Strait of Hormuz is completely closed." Right: Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, visits the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday; Centcom said it has helped regional partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer.

Jason Brodsky Left: Supreme National Security Council regime secretary Mohsen Razai told state media in September that "the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed. Right: U.S. Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper visits the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as CENTCOM announced it has helped regional partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer. Automatic translation into Persian on the left: Mohsen Razai, secretary of the regime's Supreme National Security Council, told state media in September: "The Strait of Hormuz is completely closed." Right: Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, visits the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday; Centcom said it has helped regional partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer.