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Energy secretary says U.S. has ended Iran's ability to close Strait of Hormuz

CNBC · Jun 24, 2026, 6:46 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • U.S. military escorts of commercial ships have ended Iran's ability to close the Strait of Hormuz in the future, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday.
  • "Iran will not have the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz going forward," Wright said at a conference in New York City.

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U.S. military escorts of commercial ships have ended Iran's ability to close the Strait of Hormuz in the future, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday.

"Iran will not have the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz going forward," Wright said at a conference in New York City. "That's their key leverage and we're taking that leverage away from them."

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