Trump claims U.S. moved 100 million barrels through Hormuz
What's new: The White House tied the effort to a covert military-backed transit operation, but the figures were not independently verified.
President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the United States helped move more than 100 million barrels of oil and more than 200 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz during a secret mission last month. Trump said the operation supported tankers and other vessels as the waterway remained closed to regular commercial shipping during the conflict with Iran. ABC News said it could not immediately verify the figures. A U.S. official described the recent effort as a coordination system in which shippers contacted U.S. Central Command for guidance on when and where to transit, rather than a formal restart of Project Freedom, the escort plan Trump rolled out in May and paused two days later.