US Centcom says 55 vessels passed through Hormuz today

US Centcom says 55 vessels passed through Hormuz today US Central Command announced on Saturday that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz “remained intact today”, with 55 merchant ships carrying cargo and oil to global markets transiting through. “Commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz increased [on] June 20 as US forces continued operating in the general area to support freedom of navigation,” Centcom said in a statement on X. This comes after Iran announced that the strait would be closed due to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon violating their truce with the US.