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While Trump hails Gulf oil flowing, Iran's fleet also gearing up to boost exports

Al Monitor 2026/06/17 19:25

By Jonathan Saul, Florence Tan and Siyi Liu

LONDON/SINGAPORE, June 17 (Reuters) - While U.S. President Donald Trump has recently hailed the resumption of oil flows from Gulf allies, Iran, too, appears to be gearing up to resume exports and trading.

At least three tankers carrying some five million barrels of Iranian oil have sailed through the U.S. naval blockade this week, shipping data shows, despite the U.S. military saying its operations against Iran-linked shipping will stay in place until Friday.

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