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Hormuz oil traffic surges, sanctions relief and more

By Kriston Lewis, CNN

Published 7:26 PM EDT, Tue September 29, 2026

Hormuz oil traffic surges, sanctions relief and more

Gulf oil producers, with considerable support from the US Navy, are jamming crude through the Strait of Hormuz, right under Iran’s nose. Oil and petroleum product flows through the critical chokepoint averaged 13.1 million barrels per day last week, according to Kpler, a marine data tracking service. That’s just under 80% of the 17.1 million barrels that had traveled through the strait each day before the war broke out.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds as part of a final deal, but only if Tehran offers “concrete progress” on the nuclear issue, a US official told CNN Monday, as mediators try to bring both countries back to the negotiating table.

CNN looks at the latest developments in the Iran war.

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