President Trump on Wednesday revealed that he directed the U.S. military to support oil tankers and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “Last month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait. This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran!” he added. TRUMP: Announces secret U.S. mission moved 100 million barrels and 200 ships through Strait of Hormuz, says U.S. controls it, not Iran pic.twitter.com/RJsfuacSw5 — Trump Truths (@trumptruthsbot) June 10, 2026 Reuters has more: The ​world consumes about 100 million barrels of oil in one day. Trump suggested that global oil ​prices had fallen as a result of the secret mission. “That’s why it’s at $85-$90 a barrel, instead of $250,” Trump told reporters, ‌earlier ⁠at the White House. Iran, a major OPEC oil producer, “just figured it out” that the oil had been taken through the strait. “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. Separately, U.S. Energy ⁠Secretary Chris Wright told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that an increase of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz over the last week is the result of “using the U.S. ​military to increase flows of oil” in the waterway. Wright said the vessels making it through ​the strait ⁠were not Iranian. Other countries that ship oil through the strait include Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. Trump said the United States is still looking to make a deal with Iran. “We want a deal that ⁠is meaningful, ​we want a deal that works,” Trump added about the ​negotiations with Iran. Trump said that Iran has already agreed not to obtain a nuclear weapon, but the agreement still needs to be ​signed. “I’m going to tell you because they just figured it out. So now that they figured it out, I can tell you it was very hard for me. I wanted to say it so badly,” Trump said. “When it’s over, you will see oil drop to where it was before,” he added. Watch below: BREAKING: The U.S. is taking "millions of barrels of oil" out of Iran every night, President Trump announces. "I'm going to tell you because they just figured it out. So now that they figured it out, I can tell you it was very hard for me. I wanted to say it so badly." "When… pic.twitter.com/sf3rucqhAj — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 10, 2026 CNBC shared further: Trump said early Tuesday morning that the U.S. and Iran could reach a “very, very good deal” in “two or three days.” Oil prices fell in the next trading session — though they reversed course Wednesday, after Trump vowed to attack Iran “very hard” absent a diplomatic breakthrough. Oil and markets have responded positively to Trump stoking optimism that the end of the war is right around the corner via an agreement that’s palatable to both the U.S. and Iran. That’s been the case even in recent weeks, as the testy U.S.-Iran truce has been repeatedly undermined by military flare-ups in the Persian Gulf and as peace talks have been further strained by Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. Feeding the dynamic is an assumption from markets and analysts that, despite the continued conflict in the Middle East, a deal will eventually be reached that ends the war and reopens the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil-shipping route. “While geopolitical developments continue to draw large oil moves, there is some optimism that the US and Iran will reach a peace deal this month,” Deutsche Bank researchers said in a June analyst note. While both sides are eager to show they can endure protracted war, Iran’s economy has been battered and Trump’s approval ratings have sunk amid the conflict, leading observers to believe that incentives favor a deal. What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE