# Oil transit through Strait of Hormuz reaches nearly 80% of February levels, Rubio says

https://mins.news/en/item/91330

- TASS, 2026-10-08 12:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2199281

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Greece’s Kathimerini that oil shipments along the southern route through the Strait of Hormuz have reached nearly 80% of pre-war levels. He said Iran is the only country unable to ship oil regularly from the Middle East, with its supplies blocked or halted by the blockade.

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