NEWSNATIONNOW (Elliott Davis and The Hill) - Strait of Hormuz oil flow 'back towards normal': Energy secretary
The Trump administration official said 67 ships went through the strait on Saturday.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Finya Swai and The Hill) - Vance touts ‘record-breaking’ oil flow in Strait of Hormuz as Iran announces closure
Vance pointed to what he described as a record-breaking amount of oil moving through the critical trading corridor over the last 24 hours, suggesting that the strait was not closed.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - Markets slide as oil surges after Trump's address on Iran war
Trump said Wednesday that countries relying on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz should take the lead in reopening it.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Trump tells countries to ‘take’ oil from Strait of Hormuz, says US won’t help
President Trump posted to social media on Tuesday telling other countries to either purchase U.S. oil or “build up some delayed courage” and “just TAKE IT” from the Strait.
WASHINGTONPOST (Michael Birnbaum) - Trump is eager to declare victory, but a battered Iran still has cards to play
The U.S. and Israel crippled Iranian forces in two weeks of war, but Tehran’s ability to disrupt oil flows and its uranium stockpile complicate the push to end it.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On
The president said the U.S. could accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep oil flowing. “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” he said.