• Chemical tanker CS Anthem passed through the Strait of Hormuz escorted by the US military, becoming the second commercial US-flagged vessel to do so.
  • Earlier, the vessel Alliance Fairfax (Maersk) also transited the strait without incident.
  • US forces are actively assisting in restoring commercial shipping through the strait as part of ‘Project Freedom’.
  • The US military destroyed six Iranian vessels, cruise missiles and drones as part of efforts to secure passage.

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