US Centcom says 55 vessels passed through Hormuz today

<article data-history-node-id="442760" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-centcom-says-55-vessels-passed-through-hormuz-today" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-centcom-says-55-vessels-passed-through-hormuz-today" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US Centcom says 55 vessels passed through Hormuz today</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">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.</p> <p>“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.</p> <p>This comes after Iran announced that the strait would be closed due to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon violating their truce with the US.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/NG5m2EXP8w">https://t.co/NG5m2EXP8w</a></p> — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2068340095581552766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>