US commander says Hormuz oil and LNG shipments reached six-month high

Where Left and Right agree, and where they split

Where Left and Right agree

Both accept the same figures — over a billion barrels, 2,000-plus transits, cleared lanes — and both note Iran's military spokesperson disputes them.

Where Left and Right split

A command marking its own homework on a claim it can't independently verify, or whether the flow of oil proves the strategy is working.

Why they won’t converge

The divide is about trust in institutions: whether a military command's own operational metrics can count as verification of its own mission's success, independent of Iran's contradicting account.

Watch for

Any confirmed shipment of Iranian crude reaching international buyers — which Iranian officials say is still happening despite the blockade — would contradict CENTCOM's claim that Iran has exported zero barrels.Yahoo