HormuzUS Central Command says it escorted 1.5 billion barrels of Gulf crude.
Iran says the strait stays closed until Washington meets seven conditions, including lifting the blockade of its ports.
The command says 3,000 ships transited in six months, over 95% safely, and its forces cleared Iranian-laid mines from main routes.
Traffic still ran 11% below normal, at 3.7 ships a day as of 18 October.
Polymarket traders give a US-Iran Hormuz agreement by 2 November a 7% chance.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide
- Middle East Eye
- tallies 1.5bn barrels exported and 3,000 transits as proof of success, then has Cooper stress the mines are cleared
- The New Arab
- puts Cooper's helicopter flyover over the strait and blames the IRGC for the mines, not just the blockade
Sources: Middle East Eye, The New Arab