Vice President JD Vance has backed President Donald Trump‘s economic measures against Iran, touting them as an effective tool for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil Is Flowing Through the Strait Of Hormuz
On Thursday, the White House’s Rapid Response handle posted clips of Vance during an interview on The Clay and Buck Show.
Vance acknowledged the elevated oil prices during his appearance, but they had “come down substantially from their high point,” due to the U.S. military being able to “get a lot of oil and gas out of the Strait of Hormuz,” something which was also said by Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
He then said that the waterway was a “leverage point” for Iran, while also adding that the amount of oil being transported through the area would need to increase. “If we can get enough oil and gas out to give Americans some ease at the pump,” while the Iranians are “punished for shooting at commercial ships,” would apply “a lot of economic pressure” on Tehran.
