100 million barrels of oil transported through Strait of Hormuz in “secret mission,” Trump says

President Trump elaborated on comments he made in the Oval Office earlier, saying the U.S. had undertaken a “secret mission” to “support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz” over the last month.

“Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait. This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran.”

Trump had earlier said the U.S. was “taking out” millions of barrels of oil in the middle night and Iran did not know because their radar systems were destroyed by U.S. strikes.