Is The Trump Administration Using Media Leaks To Manipulate Oil Markets?

The Trump administration on Wednesday appears to have leaked a story to its favorite Iran war stenographer at Axios that the military has created a secret shipping corridor out of the Strait of Hormuz, helping to escort 15 to 20 oil tankers through the narrow passageway per day. Axios ’ Barak Ravid reported: “The U.S.-led operation is mitigating one of the most painful aspects of the war: the…