India, March 11 -- A claim that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz has been denied by the White House after it was posted by the US Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The claim appeared in a post on X but was later deleted. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the information was incorrect and confirmed that no such escort had taken place.

"The U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or vessel at this time," Leavitt said during a news conference when she was asked about Wright's post.

In the now-deleted post, Wright wrote that the Navy had already escorted a tanker through the key shipping route.

"The U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains ...