U.S. to release 172 million barrels of oil, starting next week

The United States said Wednesday it will release 172 million barrels of oil from its emergency stockpiles, starting next week, in a bid to lower energy prices, which have surged due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.The U.S. amount is part of a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of oil committed by 32 members of the International Energy Agency earlier in the day, according to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.The release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is expected to take about 120 days."For 47 years, Iran and its terrorist proxies have been intent on killing Americans…READ FULL ARTICLE