Persian Gulf Oil Exports Recover, Centcom Says Hormuz Is Mine Free
Goldman Sachs analysts say oil exports from the Persian Gulf have recovered to around two-thirds of pre-war levels, limiting the Iran war’s impact on global crude prices.
Meanwhile the top US commander for the Middle East said that American forces have cleared Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington’s allies expressed doubts about similar claims by President Donald Trump.
Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
US maintains Iran blockade, Hormuz stays open
- US clears Strait of Hormuz as 50,000 troops maintain blockade of Iran, CENTCOM chief says The Jerusalem Post —
- Iran-US war latest: Tehran drafting list of conditions to open Hormuz as Trump sends new warship to Middle East The Independent —
- Report: Trump rejects return to Iran agreement in favor of economic pressure Haaretz —
- Mediators place renewed focus on reopening Hormuz RTE —
- US Treasury Secretary says blockade on Iran will 'crush failing Iranian economy' Middle East Eye —