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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
US energy secretary falsely suggests oil moving through Strait of Hormuz at pre-Iran war levels
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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event, May 4, 2026, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that oil and natural gas are flowing through at “pre-crisis levels.”
“We could get to above that, we will get above that,” Wright adds.
US President Donald Trump also suggests that “two days ago” there had been a record in terms of oil being taken out of the strait.
Neither of those statements are true.
According to data and analytics firm Kpler, there were 71 confirmed transits over the weekend, with a peak of 35 crossings on Saturday.
About 100 to 130 vessels passed through the strait each day before the war.
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