LONDON: Between 20 and 30 tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz each night, with US President Donald Trump insisting “that sucker is open,” US news website Axios reported on Friday. Shipping through the waterway was drastically restricted by an Iranian blockade after the US and Israel launched attacks on Tehran six months ago. But Washington claims vessels are increasingly able to pass through one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints thanks to the efforts of the US military. “That sucker is open,” Trump told news website Axios in a phone interview.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that millions of barrels of oil are continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite tensions with Iran, Anadolu reports. “The…

Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz open and Iran's response mild, but commercial traffic has dropped over 90% and Brent crude tops $91 per