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US secretary of state comments come after treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington could reach a deal ‘by tomorrow’ Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday. Before the Middle East war, which choked shipments through the vital waterway, Iraq produced around four million barrels per day, and exported an average of 105 million barrels per month, mostly from its Basra oil terminal via Hormuz. Continue reading...
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US secretary of state comments come after treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington could reach a deal ‘by tomorrow’ Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday. Before the Middle East war, which choked shipments through the vital waterway, Iraq produced around four million barrels per day, and exported an average of 105 million barrels per month, mostly from its Basra oil terminal via Hormuz. Continue reading...
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Oil prices fell and stocks rose after the treasury secretaries comments in an interview on Tuesday morning.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 2 reports from 2 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Middle East crisis live: Rubio says he hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — UK and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from Forbes (Aug 4, 2026, 14:15 UTC); the most recent came from The Guardian (Aug 4, 2026, 15:49 UTC).
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