The statement indicates commercial shipping is still moving through the key oil transit chokepoint, pushing back on Iranian assertions that the waterway had been shut.
The United States said the Strait of Hormuz remains open and that commercial traffic continues, despite Iranian claims that the strategically important shipping lane had been closed. The waterway is a critical transit route for global energy flows, so any suggestion of a disruption can quickly affect oil markets and broader risk sentiment. The statement amounts to a direct rebuttal of the Iranian claim and signals that shipping activity has not stopped.