[Regnum] Oil supply volumes through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually returned to pre-US-Iran conflict levels. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this on October 7 at a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis following a meeting in Athens.
"There's almost as much oil flowing through the strait now as there was before the conflict," Rubio said.
He also added that recent events surrounding Iran have demonstrated the need to diversify energy supply routes. Dependence on a single source provides leverage to individual countries, the Secretary of State noted.
On September 27, US President Donald Trump announced that a record volume of oil, exceeding pre-conflict levels with Iran, had been transported through the Strait of Hormuz the previous night. However, the White House chief did not specify the quantity transported.
That same day, the Iranian news agency Fars, run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that the Iranian Armed Forces had struck 19 merchant ships attempting to illegally transit the Strait of Hormuz. Seven vessels were hit on the night of September 27, and another 12 the night before.
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International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John Denton said on October 5 that restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz threaten a global food crisis.