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Iraq's Crude Shipments Through Strait of Hormuz
Iraq's Oil Tankers Company shipped 2 million barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz in its first such operation in decades, highlighting efforts to sustain oil exports amid the strait's wartime blockade.
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Iraq's Oil Tankers Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, which the company's director general described as its first such operation in decades (Arab News, October 3). The shipment is notable given the strait's status as a major wartime chokepoint amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and blockade, and signals Iraq's efforts to maintain oil export capacity despite regional disruption. This development ties into the broader Strait of Hormuz crisis and may recur as other producers test shipping routes through the contested waterway.