US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on September 14 2026 that 10 million barrels of oil a day on average had passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past week and that flows were back to two-thirds or more of pre-war levels, as the administration said it was clearing traffic. Ship-tracking data contradicted the claim: preliminary counts showed single-digit daily transits over the weekend against a ten-day average of fourteen, versus more than 100 vessels and about 20 million barrels a day before the war. IG's Chris Beauchamp said Hormuz is not under US control and oil is not flowing freely.