Trump: US Secretly Moved Oil Tankers Through Strait

President Trump says the US has been quietly moving oil through one of the world's most tense waterways—without Iran catching on. Speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump claimed tankers carrying "millions of barrels" of oil recently passed through the Strait of Hormuz at night with their lights off, undetected by Iran until now. "We took out the other night 22 ships late at night with no lights, because they don't have any radar, because we blasted the crap out of it," Trump said per CNBC.

"I'm just announcing today for the first time ... every night, we've been taking out oil, but now I'm gonna tell you because they just figured it out," Trump said. "It was very hard for me. I wanted to say it so badly, but I didn't want to ruin it. Millions of dollars of barrels have come out, and that's why it's at $85-$90 a barrel instead of $250," he added, per Fox News. CNBC notes that on Tuesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil exports were "rising very meaningfully" through the Strait, but he did not provide details.