Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, U.S. commander says

Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two weeks reached the highest level in six months, signaling that U.S. naval protection and mine clearance efforts are “paying off,” a regional U.S. commander said. “Clearly, momentum is building,” Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said in a video message Saturday. The strait’s primary transit ...