Wright Says Unaware of US Taking Millions of Iranian Oil Barrels as Claimed by Trump

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-06-10
WASHINGTON, June 10 (RIA Novosti) - US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Wednesday said he is unaware of US Forces taking millions of barrels of Iranian oil as claimed by President Donald Trump. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump claimed before reporters that US forces operating in the Middle East have taken 22 vessels with millions of barrels of Iranian oil during operations carried out in the darkness of night, and that Iranians were, until now, una......
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