Vice President JD Vance dismissed Iranian claims, confirming that record oil shipments continue moving safely through the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Vice President JD Vance said Saturday there is no evidence that Iran has successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz, despite a declaration from one of the country’s top military commands that the critical waterway would be shut to vessel traffic.
Vance made the remarks during an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends Weekend.” The vice president was asked about reports that Iranian forces were moving to block shipping through the strategic passage. Vance rejected the notion that the strait had been closed. According to the vice president, commercial traffic continued moving through the waterway and oil shipments remained at historically high levels.
“One of the things the president has set us out to do as a high priority is to open the Strait,” Vance said. Vance pointed to shipping data that he said demonstrated the route remained operational. “We actually got 16 million barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz yesterday,” Vance said. “That is a record going back to even before the conflict started.”