Trump reiterates claims on Hormuz, says waterway belongs to US, its navy
Trump said millions of barrels moved through Hormuz in recent days as US escorts and alternate routes helped restore oil flows to 81% of pre-war levels, Kpler said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz "belongs to the United States Navy and the United States," describing the naval presence as "one of the most effective and impenetrable blockades in history" while asserting oil shipments have recovered to near pre-war levels.
- To circumvent Iranian threats, the US deployed military escorts under "Project Freedom" and shuttle systems that have helped oil supply reach 92% of pre-war volume by routing around waters facing a "heightened and increasingly unpredictable kinetic threat."
- Gulf oil flows excluding Iran recovered to more than 81% of pre-war levels in September, while Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned on Sunday with Hamid Bovard appointed as caretaker by President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- Despite recovering oil flows, US consumers face persistent economic strain; gas prices remain 46.4% above pre-war levels while diesel costs have surged 72.2%, impacting critical industries across the country.
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the strait will become "just another body of water" over the next two years, while Trump announced a new shipyard at Sparrows Point to ensure America remains the "undisputed naval superpower of the world.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that millions of barrels of oil have passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last couple of days, while claiming that Iran's oil minister quit because the country had "no economy" and "no oil".
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