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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright previously told ABC News that the United States "knew there would be a temporary disruption of flows" through the Strait of Hormuz after the launch of the attacks on Iran.
There were many contingency plans, he said, and they included "several allies," including Saudi Arabia, positioning "over 100 million barrels" of oil in storage outside the Middle East before the conflict.
"Detailed planning went into what could happen with the Strait of Hormuz, how to handle that," he said, the BBC reported, Gazeta Express reports.
Speaking to NBC a little later, he acknowledged that the strait is currently not safe for shipping and that the US goal is to "reopen it" and help reduce rising gas prices.
"Americans are feeling it now. Americans will feel it for a few more weeks, but in the end, we will have removed the biggest risk to global energy supplies," he adds.
Asked if this statement means he believes the war will end within a few weeks, he says: “I think that’s a possible timeframe, yes.”
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