[U.S. Central Command: U.S. assisted in the passage of over 1 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two months] BlockBeats News, September 19, U.S. Central Command Commander: The U.S. assisted in the passage of over 1 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two months, helping more than 2,000 commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz. Due to strict U.S. blockades, Iran has not exported a single barrel of oil.