The United States is firing back after Iran claimed that it closed the Strait of Hormuz due to alleged ceasefire violations.
Vice President JD Vance revealed on Fox News’ ‘Fox & Friends Weekend‘ Saturday that “[w]e actually got 16 million barrels of oil out of the Straits of Hormuz yesterday. That is a record going back to even before the conflict started.”
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🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance reveals MORE OIL is now surging through the Strait of Hormuz than BEFORE the Iran war
Wow! 🔥
“We actually got 16 million barrels of oil out of the Straits of Hormuz yesterday. That is a RECORD going back to even before the conflict started!”
HUGE.
The… pic.twitter.com/daljKJVt4z
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 20, 2026
But just when things start looking up, Iran allegedly slammed its iron fist back down on the Strait over claims of ceasefire violations.
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🚨 JUST NOW: Iran caught LYING that they “closed” the Strait of Hormuz again
CENTCOM: “Commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz increased June 20 as U.S. forces continued operating in the general area to support freedom of navigation.”
“Safe passage through the… pic.twitter.com/J9ubujSX4N
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 20, 2026
But United States Central Command (CENTCOM) posted an article on X disputing the accuracy of those reports, claiming that operations are moving forward thanks to “freedom of navigation.”
“Commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz increased June 20 as U.S. forces continued operating in the general area to support freedom of navigation,” they wrote. “Safe passage through the international waterway remained intact today as 55 merchant ships transited, moving large amounts of cargo and more than 17 million barrels of oil to global markets.”
“The Joint Maritime Information Center issued an advisory this week affirming safe passage for all vessels along a designated route that is free of arbitrary requirement claims or impediments,” the statement continued. “U.S. forces remain present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.”
X users reacted to the dueling information:
Not sure how you close a waterway when ships are moving through it all day. Feels like there’s way more to the story or some propaganda on both sides.
— Jesse Ridge (@JessRidge765) June 20, 2026
They’re testing Trump’s resolve.
How do you continue to negotiate with that?
— 🇺🇸 The FJC 🇺🇸 (@The_FJC) June 20, 2026
Does this mean we can stop pretending we have some kind of understanding with the murdering mullahs and start bombing them again?
— Geronimo (@Geronimo1225053) June 20, 2026
We wouldn’t have this problem if we’d just turn Iran into an ash tray.
— Scott Longenecker (@Scottlong01) June 20, 2026
Iran is playing with Trump not the other way. Have the US ever won a war since WW2? The strongest Army in the world always looses because it can only fight for short periods. They have no endurance.
— Thomas S (@Thomas_3636) June 20, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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