AthensRubio says Hormuz oil flows are near prewar levels.
Gulf exporters and Iraq depend on the strait for oil revenue.
Kpler puts Gulf crude exports at 18.3 million barrels a day on 30 September against 18 million prewar, all routes included.
Revolutionary Guards adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi says Iran keeps the strait closed and only smuggling boats use it.
Trump rejected Tehran’s latest offer, and US Vice President JD Vance demands concrete cuts to Iran’s enrichment.
How each outlet framed it
- The National leans favorable
- cites specific crude export metrics (18.3 mbpd pre-war, 18 mbpd current), quantifies Iran's economic constraints via proxy spending
Sources: The National