Iran regional confrontation

Bessent says Gulf oil exports have surpassed pre-conflict levels

This version is a correction.

ASSESSMENT
Location
Strait of Hormuz (reference for Persian Gulf export flows; the Treasury figure also counts Oman/Fujairah and Red Sea bypass routes)
Actors
United States
Importance
Notable

Iran International reported that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Persian Gulf oil exports had surpassed pre-war levels despite Iranian efforts to disrupt energy shipments. He cited a Treasury chart showing about 17–18 million barrels per day through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman and Fujairah routes, and the Red Sea. The statement and figures are attributed and were not independently verified in the retrieved material.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Bessent says Gulf oil exports surpassed pre-war levels despite Iranian disruption efforts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) on X

Bessent’s export-flow claim is attributed; the underlying Treasury data and chart were not audited. Hormuz is a reference, while the cited figure also includes bypass routes.