Chris Wright, the US energy secretary, on Tuesday afternoon declared a huge potential breakthrough for energy markets rattled by the Iran war.
With the conflict raging, Wright wrote on X that the US Navy had “successfully escorted” an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz — just hours after General Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said the military was still exploring “options” for protecting vessels in the strategic passage for ships transiting in and out of the Gulf.
But the relief was shortlived: in less than two hours, the post was deleted and the statement denied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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