A CNN report has verified President Donald Trump's assertion that oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reached an average of 18 million barrels per day, just two million shy of the pre-conflict daily average of 20 million, according to the report relayed by The Zioneer.
A CNN report has verified President Donald Trump's claim that an average of 18 million barrels of oil are now crossing the Strait of Hormuz daily — just 2 million barrels below the pre-conflict average of 20 million barrels, according to the report relayed by The Zioneer.
The figure closely tracks the trajectory of U.S. oil flow claims since the onset of the crisis. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Trump initially detailed a covert operation moving roughly 2.5 million barrels per day, which later expanded to a secret southern corridor carrying 10 million barrels daily under U.S. air cover. In June, Trump touted a single-day record of 19 million barrels. The U.S. Energy Secretary said in August that total Gulf exports had reached 15 million barrels per day, exceeding pre-war levels. The CNN verification is the first independent media confirmation of the administration's claims, lending credence to the assertion that the U.S. blockade and covert corridor operations have largely neutralized Iran's attempt to disrupt the strategic waterway.
2 developments
- StrongVance: Iran vowed to restore Strait of Hormuz oil flow to pre-war levels
- DevelopingNBC report: No oil tanker passed Strait of Hormuz yesterday, contradicting Trump, Vance
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz is 'functioning' after mines cleared, oil flowing freely
- StrongVance: 'Significant progress' on Hormuz, mechanism set with Iran — technical teams stay
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