The US Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, in a first step toward the administration’s efforts to unblock millions of barrels of Middle East oil trapped inside the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. military has not yet escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, contradicting a now-deleted post from Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “I was made aware of this post. I haven’t had a chance to talk to the Energy secretary about it directly, however, I…
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to shipping because of the war against Iran by the U.S. and Israel.
US stocks turned green Tuesday as oil prices declined at a drastic pace on hopes the war in Iran could be limited – though the drop slowed after the Trump administration backtracked on claims an oil tanker had been escorted through an Iranian energy chokepoint.
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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…
