The volume of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is below pre-war levels, said the head of the US Department of Energy

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The current volume of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is lower than it was before the US attacks on Iran.

The US is working with countries in the region to increase traffic volumes and is helping ships pass with military personnel.

WASHINGTON, September 6 - RIA Novosti. The current volume of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is lower than it was before the American attacks on Iran, admitted the head of the US Department of Energy, Chris Wright.

“We are not at the level (of oil tanker traffic - ed.) that was before the conflict,” Wright said in an interview with CNN.

The minister said the United States is working with countries in the region to increase traffic volumes.

“We are helping the ships pass, but this requires the participation of the US military,” he said.

At the same time, the minister is convinced that fuel prices in the United States are “more likely to go down than up.”