# Trump envoy retained financial ties to firm behind Hormuz-bypass pipeline plan

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- Reuters, 2026-10-09 10:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-envoy-kept-financial-ties-firm-behind-15-billion-hormuz-bypass-oil-2026-10-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac8c23e7858580001465a36

> Three people said Thomas Barrack, a senior US diplomat in the Middle East, promoted a business partner’s firm for a role in developing an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria. The activities appear to violate federal ethics rules.