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Iraq Seeks Oil Tankers as Gulf Giants Try to Ensure Hormuz Flows

10 SEP 2026 · 1659Z

Iraq is holding a tender to hire two or more oil supertankers to perform transits through the Strait of Hormuz, the latest evidence that producers in the region are trying to take greater control of their exports through the chokepoint.

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