Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has walked back a deleted social media claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has walked back a deleted social media claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright, about a military escort in the strait.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has posted, then deleted, a claim that the United States military provided protection for an oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for the global energy trade.
The White House later addressed the post in a news briefing, affirming that it was false.
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