Iraq Faces 4 Million Barrel Oil Export Disruption as Strait of Hormuz Closes

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Gate News message, April 19 — An Iraqi Oil Ministry official stated that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will disrupt the export of approximately 4 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil over the next three days.

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