Fox host asks if “we could build a canal through Oman” to avoid the Strait of Hormuz
Correspondent Trey Yingst: “Likely not”
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From the April 10, 2026, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
TREY YINGST (CORRESPONDENT): And the Iranians keep making these public displays saying that they are in control, and those reports indicate that they're even charging fees for vessels to pass through. But, on a normal day, there are more than 100 vessels that pass through the strait. We are looking at single digit numbers as this ceasefire continues.
AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): Hey Trey, is there any way, can we put that map back up? And I don't know if you can see it, Trey, but is there any way we could build a canal through Oman so we don't have to go into that the area that borders Iran?
YINGST: Likely not, but there are a variety of other ways to get oil out.