### [2026-10-3](/feed/2026/10/3/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Iraq's Oil Tankers Company says that they have transported 2 million barrels of oil from the country through a very large crude carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. 




### Sources:

1. [Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/iraq-says-it-transported-2-million-barrels-of-crude-through-strait-of-hormuz-3004475)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iraq-says-it-transported-2-million-barrels-crude-through-strait-hormuz-2026-10-03/)

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