[US-Israel, Iran War Day #191] Middle East Crude Exports Down 39% from Early-2026 Baseline, Says TankerTrackers

In Brief…

• Iran has about 30 million barrels of crude oil remaining that China has not already purchased, and US sanctions and a naval blockade will soon prevent Tehran from supplying more, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Fox News.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and destroyer, while warning of harsher attacks if US military action continues; the US said its ships evaded the strikes without casualties.
• US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers, disabling two and destroying the M/T Kylo, which CENTCOM later showed burning and sinking in the Gulf of Oman.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US would destroy and sink Iranian oil tankers if Iran continues attacking US Navy vessels.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Satellite images show Iran’s key ports falling quiet under US blockade