Get Your Own Oil From Hormuz, Trump Tells UK, Others

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the UK and other countries, telling them to “go get your own oil” from the Strait of Hormuz

“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” he writes in a Truth Social post

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said more vessels are travelling through the Strait of Hormuz – BBC Verify looks at what the data tells us

Overnight, a Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying millions of barrels of crude oil was hit near Dubai, with officials saying the crew is safe and blaming Iran.

Meanwhile Hegseth in a news conference earlier said “there are many more vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz today than there were, that the president has arranged”.

His comments come after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran had agreed to allow 20 more vessels through the waterway. The Iranian government has effectively closed the strait through which some 20% of the world’s oil supply passes.

On Tuesday, only three ships appear to have gone through so far, according to analysis of MarineTraffic data.

Two of these are bulk carriers and the third is a tanker – the Louiza – which is sanctioned by the US. Three others appear to be trying to make the journey as well.

Signal jamming is still prevalent in the region, and many ships have been switching off their onboard trackers, making the actual number of crossings difficult to determine.

According to an analysis of tracking data by maritime intelligence firm Kpler, four ships passed through the strait yesterday and six on Sunday. The highest number to get through in the past week was 13 on Saturday.

Before the conflict started nearly 140 ships would make the journey every day, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center.