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Trump Envoy Kept Stake in Firm Behind $15 Billion Hormuz-Bypass Pipeline
Original: Trump Envoy Kept Financial Ties to Firm Behind $15 Billion Hormuz-Bypass Oil Pipeline Plan
A Trump envoy retained financial ties to a company developing a $15 billion oil pipeline intended to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports by U.S. News & World Report and Reuters. The arrangement is drawing scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest, given the envoy's government role and the project's strategic aim of rerouting oil flows around a chokepoint critical to global energy supplies.
Why now: Fresh reporting raises conflict-of-interest concerns around a former official tied to a major Middle East energy project.
Donald TrumpStrait of HormuzReutersU.S. News & World Report
Evidence
- Trump Envoy Kept Financial Ties to Firm Behind $15 Billion Hormuz-Bypass Oil Pipeline Plan · U.S. News & World Report
- Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan · Reuters
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