U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS ALL INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRIMARY TRANSIT ROUTES THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF SEA MINES BY U.S. FORCES AND REMAIN SO, AND THAT THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS HAVE SAFELY USED THE TRANSIT LANES AND CONTINUE TODAY

U.S. Central Command stated that all internationally recognized primary transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of sea mines by U.S. forces and remain clear, with thousands of commercial vessels having safe passage. The headline's core transmission channel is supply-disruption risk premium: the Strait handles a substantial share of global seaborne crude and LNG flows, so perceived threats to navigation feed directly into oil, freight, and insurance pricing. A credible clearance declaration tends to compress that geopolitical premium, lowering war-risk insurance costs and easing tanker rate pressure, with the most direct exposure in Brent and WTI crude futures, Middle Eastern energy equities, and tanker and shipping names. Traders should also weigh whether the statement reduces the probability of flow interruptions enough to shift Gulf-linked currency and sovereign spreads. The next catalyst to watch is the Lloyd's Joint War Committee's updated listed-areas designation and war-risk premium quotes for Gulf transits, since any revision there will confirm whether underwriters accept the clearance claim.

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