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U.S. says oil traffic through Strait of Hormuz has nearly returned to prewar levels

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • U.S. Vice President JD Vance said oil and gas traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had nearly returned to levels before the conflict with Iran.
  • Vance said the main combat operations lasted six weeks after the United States and Israel began the war on February 28, while acknowledging renewed fighting in some areas.
  • He said Washington would not resume talks with Iran until attacks on commercial shipping ended; the conflict has killed 18 U.S. soldiers and thousands of people in Iran and Lebanon, according to the report.

Oil and gas traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly recovered to its prewar level, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said, while claiming that Iran’s control over the vital waterway had “practically disappeared.”

“Three months ago, how much oil and gas was leaving the strait under Iranian threats? Practically nothing. Now it is almost back to the level it was at before the conflict began,” Vance told reporters at the White House.

Three months ago, how much oil and gas was leaving the strait under Iranian threats? Practically nothing. Now it is almost back to the level it was at before the conflict began.

· JD VanceThe vice president described the reported recovery of energy traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance played down regular clashes in the area six months after hostilities began. Asked whether the war would end before the U.S. midterm elections in November, he said, “I would not call it a war. At this point, there are no active shootings.” He acknowledged that fighting had intensified in some locations, but said the main combat operations lasted only six weeks after the war between the United States and Israel began on February 28.

I would not call it a war. At this point, there are no active shootings.

· JD VanceVance characterized the current level of fighting while discussing whether the conflict could end before the midterm elections.

He declined to predict when the conflict would end. “When people ask me when this will end, they are asking me something like: when will the Iranians stop firing at ships? I think the reality is that I do not know the answer to that question. They would have to ask the Iranians,” he said.

Vance also said the United States would not reopen talks with Iran until Tehran ended attacks on commercial shipping. The report described the conflict as a political problem for President Donald Trump, whose approval ratings are near historic lows after promising to keep the United States out of new foreign wars. Eighteen U.S. soldiers and thousands of people in Iran and Lebanon have died since February.

When people ask me when this will end, they are asking me something like: when will the Iranians stop firing at ships? I think the reality is that I do not know the answer to that question. They would have to ask the Iranians.

· JD VanceVance said he could not predict the conflict’s end while linking the question to attacks on shipping.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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