The United States has effectively taken control of the Strait of Hormuz and quietly protected the movement of more than 100 million barrels of oil through the strategic waterway despite tensions with Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said. 

Speaking at US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Florida on Wednesday (Local time), Hegseth unveiled new details of what he described as a largely undisclosed maritime operation aimed at keeping one of the world's most important energy corridors open while maintaining pressure on Tehran.