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Trump Energy Sec. Deletes Post Saying Oil Tankers Are Sailing Again

Mar 10, 2026Left

Energy Secretary Chris Wright deleted a social media post Tuesday claiming that the U.S. Navy had begun escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds of ships have been stopped amid Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran. Apparently, it wasn’t true. Wright’s now-deleted post claimed that the U.S. Navy escorted a ship “to ensure oil remains…

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