The U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News in an interview on Thursday (March 12, 2026).
“My belief, that as soon as it is militarily possible, the U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will be escorting vessels through,” Mr. Bessent said.
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The plan to escort ships would go ahead as soon as the U.S. has “complete control of the skies and ... (Iran’s) rebuilding capabilities for the missiles completely degraded,” he said.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent response by Tehran have widened regional tensions and paralyzed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting vital oil and gas flows in West Asia and sending energy prices higher.
