US 'simply not ready' for escort operations for Strait of Hormuz

Middle East Eye · March 12, 2026 War

US 'simply not ready' for escort operations for Strait of Hormuz US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that Washington is "simply not ready" to launch an operation to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “It’ll happen relatively soon but it can’t happen now,” Wright said on CNBC. “We’re simply not ready.