US Labels Hormuz Mission ‘Humanitarian’, Cites Impact on India’s Cooking Gas

Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Bessent said the disruption in Hormuz threatens not just oil flows but essential goods for vulnerable populations worldwide. “This is a humanitarian effort… it’s not only energy that’s in there, it’s fertiliser, it’s food transport, it’s LPG for the more than the billion-plus people in India use to cook,” he said.