Iran sends 57M barrels of crude oil amid US blockade
July 13, 2026 1:16 pm, EDT Strait of Hormuz. (Andrea Campanu/Bloomberg via Getty Images) key takeaways: The US reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, ending a brief relaxation of sanctions allowing exports. During the gap, Iran supplied at least 57 million barrels, about 2.2 million barrels per day, which