U.S. officials estimate that approximately 40 oil tankers transited through the Strait of Hormuz in both directions on the evening of August 21.
Sea-news.az reports citing a post on the social media platform X by Axios correspondent and Channel 12 journalist Barak Ravid, that sources among U.S. officials confirmed the vessels moved via the southern deep-water channel.
According to the data, these tankers transported roughly 16 million barrels of oil through the waterway.





