Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has walked back a deleted social media claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The International Energy Agency will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible release of emergency stockpiles.

Oil prices fell after Energy Secretary Chris Wright falsely claimed in a tweet that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON: The US military has not yet escorted any commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the White House said on Tuesday, just after US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright…

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has walked back a deleted social media claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The White House clarifies the U.S. has not escorted ships through the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting a deleted Energy Secretary post.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has not escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.