Iraq Shipped 10 Million Barrels Through Hormuz in April Despite Blockade
🛢️ BAGHDAD — Iraq's April numbers reveal who the blockade actually exempts. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Ten million barrels transiting Hormuz in April means Iraq kept exporting while commercial traffic collapsed. Baghdad isn't under US naval blockade — it's benefiting from the carve-out architecture that also covers Chinese vessels. Tehran controls who passes, making Iraqi oil a pressure valve Iran chooses not to close. That leverage is worth more to Tehran than the barrels.
