Did the US take 100 million barrels of oil from Hormuz as Trump claimed?

President Donald Trump claimed during a televised address that the U.S. has secretly extracted millions of barrels of oil from the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions with Iran. He attributed the recent stabilization of oil prices around $90 per barrel to these operations, asserting that U.S. military efforts have facilitated the transit of over 100 million barrels of oil. However, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright contradicted this, stating he was unaware of such large-scale operations, and evidence suggests many ships passing through have done so with Iranian authorization.

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