US Energy Secretary Retracts Claim of Escorting Tanker

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Chris Wright has deleted his post on X stating that the U.S Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Straits of Hormoz after it caused dramatic drops in global crude prices, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard calling him a liar; The White House denies any escort took place and confirms no such operation occurred.

Key Points

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright initially posted on X that the US Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to drop.
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Wright deleted his post shortly after it was published and confirmed via other sources (including Talsman) that no such escort took place.

Developments

Mar 10, 23:45

Talsman says US has not escorted tankers through Strait of Hormoztranslated

Bt.no 5d ago

NÅ: Brått fjernet

Dagbladet.no 5d ago

USAs energiminister fjernet post om tankskip gjennom Hormuzstredet

Tv2.no Sabrina Alfonzo 5d ago

Le post a aussitôt été supprimé: le secrétaire américain à l'Energie annonce (à tort?) que les États-Unis ont escorté un pétrolier dans le détroit d'Ormuz et fait chuter le pétrole sous les 80 dollars le baril

Bfmtv 5d ago

USA: Har eskorterat oljetanker genom Hormuz

Rss.aftonbladet.se 5d ago