Trump hails ‘massive numbers’ of empty tankers heading to US for oil

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President Donald Trump praised the “massive numbers” of empty tanker vessels that are traveling to the United States for oil as the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed despite a two-week ceasefire with Iran.

Hours earlier, Trump shared a map of empty tankers heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast to pick up crude oil. The president called the news “great.”

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