US Energy Minister: Oil transfer from the Middle East has reached two-thirds of pre-war levels with Iran

US Energy Minister: Oil transfer from the Middle East has reached two-thirds of pre-war levels with Iran

🔸 Chris Wright, the US Energy Minister, announced on Sunday, 15 Shahrivar, that the US’s naval operation has helped bring back the movement of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, and, taking into account pipeline routes that bypass the strait, the flow of oil transfer from the Middle East has now reached more than two-thirds of the level prior to the confrontation with Iran.

🔸 Wright, in an interview with CNN, said: “Now, on average, more than 9 million barrels of oil a day are passing through the strait (Hormuz), and considering the pipelines that pass around the strait, we have probably reached two-thirds or more of the flow level before the confrontation.”

🔸 Before the start of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran on 9 Esfand last year, the Strait of Hormuz was the route for about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied gas to reach markets, and around 20 million barrels of crude oil were passing through it daily.

🔸 After the start of the war, the Islamic Republic’s military forces immediately blocked this strategic waterway with their attacks. However, Washington officials say that the US army is helping to transfer oil from Gulf countries through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz.

🔸 It was also previously reported that Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia are providing other routes for exporting their oil to markets.

🔸 On the current situation, the US Energy Minister said: “Iranians are still causing trouble, but the US Navy is winning this battle.”

🔸 On Saturday, US military forces in the Middle East targeted three Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in response to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ missile strikes on the US military fleet.

🔸 Read the full report on the Radio Farda website.