US considering plan to move ships through Strait of Hormuz

Middle East Eye · March 6, 2026 War

US considering plan to move ships through Strait of Hormuz Speaking to Bloombeg, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the US military is looking at ways to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but gave no details on the timing or how the plan would work. The Israeli-US war on Iran has effectively cut off access to the strait, a crucial route for roughly one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

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