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Trump says 19 million barrels of oil exited Strait of Hormuz on Monday
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump claims “19 Millions barrels of oil flowed out of the Hormuz Strait (on Monday) — an all time RECORD.”
“Oil prices are tumbling down, and the world is a much safer place!” Trump writes on Truth Social, as he celebrates the results of the deal he inked last week with Iran.
Trump’s figures have not yet been independently verified.
The president has argued that continuing the war against Iran would have caused economic catastrophe, an effective acknowledgment of Iran’s leverage in negotiations through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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