An interagency meeting ordered assessments of pipeline capacity and possible wider Gulf supply losses. Officials sought to protect vulnerable oil customers without encouraging panic purchases.
Hinton and Vest outlined options for a coordinated response to war-related oil shortages. These included import ceilings and emergency sharing, with different consequences for vulnerable consumers.
U.S. energy and foreign-policy ministers proposed coordinated oil allocations and import ceilings. Their memorandum anticipated a prolonged Iran–Iraq war and repairs extending beyond the fighting.
Dean Fischer said Washington was unaware of Israeli shipments to Iran. He restated restrictions on U.S.-built arms after reports linked an Argentine cargo-plane crash to military supplies.
