The US military has claimed that the volume of trade through the Strait of Hormuz has reached a six-month high.

U.S. Central Command CENTCOM said the volume of crude oil, cargo and liquid natural gas passing through the Strait of Hormuz has increased over the past two weeks.

Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the US military has supported the transportation of more than one billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz over two months.

He also claimed that the US military has provided protection to more than 2,000 commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Admiral Cooper described the Strait of Hormuz as a mine-free waterway and said the US is working with partners in the region. Under which the air defense of the partner countries is being strengthened.

He added that a new joint unit comprising attack drones is being formed.