### [2026-08-4](/feed/2026/08/4/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Shipping data from Kpler reports that Iraq has exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil through the strait between July 4 and August 4. 




### Sources:

1. [Asharq Al-Awsat](https://english.aawsat.com/business/5303393-iraq-exported-30-mn-barrels-crude-hormuz-month-monitor)

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