# Oil flows ‘have reduced Iran’s leverage’

https://mins.news/en/video/87881

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 11:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkt1ufctUbw

> Oil flows from the Gulf rose to more than 80% of pre-war levels in September, easing pressure on global prices. Kpler’s Naveen Das told Reuters that high freight rates have drawn shipowners back to the Gulf, though disruption is far from over.

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