Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. Navy will “soon” begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from Iranian terrorist attacks.
“My belief is that as soon as it is militarily possible, the U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will be escorting vessels through,” Bessent told Sky News on Friday.
A message purportedly written by Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday vowed to continue attacks on any civilian vessel that attempts to transit the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s permission.
“Certainly the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be…
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