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Axios reporter Barak Ravid claims 40 tankers moved through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday night carrying roughly 16 million barrels of oil, citing three US officials.
🌍 GLOBALAug 22, 2026 16:04SRC: CLASH REPORT
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Axios reporter Barak Ravid claims 40 tankers moved through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday night carrying roughly 16 million barrels of oil, citing three US officials. Open-source tracking data contradicts this. Kpler showed only 7 visible ships on Thursday, with critics noting "zero west-to-east tanker crossings and zero barrels of oil exiting on Friday" in satellite-enhanced data. 16 million barrels would require multiple fully loaded supertankers, hard to reconcile with recent single-digi
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