Iran to Allow More Oil Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, Trump Says
President Trump said that Iran had agreed to release 20 more cargo ships of oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday.
President Trump said that Iran had agreed to release 20 more cargo ships of oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday.
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect. ” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
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Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U. S. adversaries.
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Ships with no ties to Israel or the United States would be allowed to pass, the government said, but it was unclear if any vessels would try.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimated that the move would add about 140 million barrels of crude to the oil market.