Shafaq News- Baghdad
Two Chinese supertankers carrying around 4 million barrelsof Iraqi crude passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to tracking firmsLSEG and Kpler on Wednesday.
The vessels were among only a small number of tankers toleave the Strait in May after spending more than two months in the Gulf.
The strategic maritime corridor has remained largely shutsince February 28 following the US–Israel war on Iran, disrupting energy flowsand prompting Gulf producers, including Iraq, which routes roughly 95% of itsoil exports through the waterway, to scale back shipments.
Baghdad previously secured access to the gateway afterIran granted “brotherly Iraq” as exempt from “any restrictions imposed on theStrait of Hormuz,” distinguishing Baghdad from what Tehran characterizes ashostile states.
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