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67 Oil Tankers Passed Through Strait of Hormuz on Saturday as U.S. Gasoline Averages $3.93 per Gallon
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said flows are returning toward normal without Iranian cooperation. National average gasoline prices fell to $3.93 per gallon.
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Sixty-seven ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, June 20, 2026, up from 55 the day before, according to a Trump administration official. U.S. military escorts accompanied vessels through the waterway.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that oil flows are returning toward normal without cooperation from Iran. D. Vance stated Saturday that no evidence showed Iran had blocked the strait and that a record amount of oil moved through it in the preceding 24 hours.
Vance is in Switzerland leading negotiations with Iran. 07 one week earlier. 23 per gallon recorded in June 2025.
Wright said flows of oil and natural gas through the strait have already returned to normal and will continue that way regardless of the outcome of negotiations. He added that President Trump knew the war would raise energy prices in the short run but chose to act anyway. The Strait of Hormuz carries about 20 percent of the world’s oil.
