Strait of Hormuz traffic this week was 20% of pre-war average, though US says “oil is flowing”
For now, the evidence shows the US Navy gaining ground in the strait while Iran loses much of its control, with more than 80 percent of liquids transiting over the past two weeks taking the Omani route – a UN-authorized shipping channel that Iran vehemently opposes.
Stringer/Reuters The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz rose 27 percent in the past week, according to a CNN analysis of figures from the UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO), which recorded 103 entering and 89 leaving.
Earlier this week, the US Navy helped ship more than 15 million barrels of oil and products out of the strait and another five million via pipelines, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Saturday on X.
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