Strait of Hormuz oil flow ‘back towards normal’: Energy secretary

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is returning “back towards normal,” a day after Iranian officials signaled they would be closing the vital waterway due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

The Trump administration official said 67 ships went through the strait on Saturday, a slight increase from 55 on Friday as the U.S. military escorts vessels through a southern route in the channel.

“I think it’s that returning flows back towards normal without any cooperation at all from Iran, that’s the leverage President Trump used to get the Iranians to come to the table and realize they’re going to lose all the cards in their hand,” Wright said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” with Jonathan Karl. “Maybe they can make a deal that brings some benefit to Iran. Maybe they can’t.”

A day earlier, Vice President Vance told Fox News there was no evidence that Iran had blocked off the Strait of Hormuz, touting what he described as a record-breaking........

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