US officials say Hormuz oil flows reaching half of pre-war levels

US officials say Hormuz oil flows reaching half of pre-war levels Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 06/12/2026 - 18:32 The US secretary of interior attributes the drop in oil prices to millions more barrels leaving the Strait of Hormuz In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, residents take a dip as cargo and commercial vessels lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in Iran, on 8 June 2026 (Amirhossein Khorgooei/AFP) Off The US Navy is escorting dozens of vessels through the Strait of