High gas prices are listed at Shell gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, as gasoline prices surge amid the ongoing war with Iran. (Credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
A post by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the U.S. Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.
Markets have been roiled by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, and oil dropped sharply after Wright's initial announcement. It pared back some of those losses after the post was deleted.
A post by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the U.S. Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.
Markets have been roiled by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, and oil dropped sharply after Wright's initial announcement. It pared back some of those losses after the post was deleted.
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