“More ships going through” sounds great until you realize that does not mean free flow, it means controlled flow, and Scott Bessent knows exactly how that sounds.

bessent saying more ships going through hormuz while amena bakr tracked exactly which ships. chinese COSCO vessels with revolutionary guard inspection and $2M tolls. more ships going through is technically true. who they belong to and what they pay to transit is the part bessent…

— Stephen Lee (@Go_Crene) March 30, 2026