On June 11 local time, US Central Command said the Strait of Hormuz remains open
and that US forces have established 'safe corridors' for commercial ships
transiting the strait; vessels not violating 'blockade measures' against Iran
may use them. The statement said hundreds of ships have transited the strait in
the past two months and US forces are deployed to 'defend against Iranian
aggression,' adding that Iran does not control the strait. After US airstrikes
on multiple sites in southern Iran in the early hours of June 11, Iran announced
the Strait of Hormuz was closed to all vessels.
