The US president says his military has been running a "secret mission" to help tankers and commercial ships defy Iran's blockade.

Donald Trump brought up the oil right after a report showed inflation surging.

Trump's comments come after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that oil exports through Hormuz are "rising very meaningfully" without elaborating further.

President Donald Trump revealed a secret US military mission. This operation supported oil tankers and commercial ships. Over 100 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said over 100 million barrels of crude had passed through the Straits of Hormuz as part of what he called a secret

The US president said that more than 100 million barrels of oil making its way through the Strait

The president clarified comments he made on Wednesday about hundreds of millions of barrels of oil he claimed to have secretly taken from Iran.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that more than 100 million barrels of oil and 200 commercial ships transited the crucial St...

"Last month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission... this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait"

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US military secretly helped 100 million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran largely closed in…

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Trump claims US military secretly enabled 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran’s closure and conflicting Pentagon accounts

President Donald Trump made headlines after claiming the United States has been secretly moving massive amounts of oil through the Strait of Hormuz without Iran knowing.

Trump said that the US executed a secret mission through which over 200 commercial ships travelled through the Strait of Hormuz. | World News

Trump said in a social media post that the U.S. military helped get 100 million barrels of oil through the strait without Iran's knowledge.

The president referred to this as a “secret mission” that he says was conducted last month.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had successfully helped move more than 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a…

The US president says his military has been running a "secret mission" to help tankers and commercial ships defy Iran's blockade.

WASHINGTON, June 11 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that the US military secretly helped 100 million barrels of oil pass through the contested Strait of Hormuz, which...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that the United States had secretly facilitated the movement of millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz without…

The maths doesn't appear to hold up, even though the US has likely managed to get some oil out of the strait.