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Iran says Iraqi ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as transits tick up

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 512 words · By John Power
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What to know about Iran says Iraqi ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as transits tick up

Iran says Iraqi ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as transits tick up Tehran says Iraq will face no restrictions in waterway, praising country’s ‘struggle’ against the US.

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What happened

Iran says Iraqi ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as transits tick up Tehran says Iraq will face no restrictions in waterway, praising country’s ‘struggle’ against the US.

Why it matters

Iran has announced that Iraqi ships are free to pass the Strait of Hormuz, the latest sign of Tehran easing its stranglehold on the critical conduit for global energy supplies.

Common ground

Iraq will be exempt from all restrictions in the strait, with controls only applying to “enemy countries”, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement on Saturday.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iraq was the world’s sixth-biggest oil producer in 2023, accounting for 4 percent of global supply, according to the US Energy Information Administration.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm EIA statistics about Iraq's oil production or the 2026 crisis context.
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Claim 2: “Iraq’s oil production, which provides most of Baghdad’s revenues, has been hit especially hard by the war.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Iraq's oil production was impacted by the conflict.
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Claim 3: “On Friday, a French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker crossed the strait in the first apparent transits linked to either country since the start of the conflict.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm French or Japanese ship transits through the strait.
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Claim 4: “Maritime traffic has ticked up in recent weeks under a de facto toll booth system imposed by Tehran, it is still down more than 90 percent from normal levels, according to ship tracking data.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm claims about maritime traffic levels or Iran's 'toll booth system.'
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Claim 5: “Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced last month that production had fallen to 1.2 million barrels a day, down from 4.3 million barrels, amid declining crude shortage capacity due to the effective halt of exports through the strait.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Iraq will be exempt from all restrictions in the strait, with controls only applying to 'enemy countries', Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement on Saturday.”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms Iran's restrictions apply only to 'enemy countries.' The provided Wikipedia entries discuss the 2026 crisis but do not mention Iraq exemptions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larak Island (also Lark Island) is a small Iranian island located off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, east of Qeshm Island and south of Hormuz Island. The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz, 24 m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larak_Island
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 7: “According to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, there were 53 transits through the strait last week, the most since the war began, up from 36 the previous week.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Lloyd's List Intelligence data about ship transits.
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Claim 8: “Iran has announced that Iraqi ships are free to pass the Strait of Hormuz, the latest sign of Tehran easing its stranglehold on the critical conduit for global energy supplies.”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms Iran allowing Iraqi ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The provided Wikipedia entries only describe the 2026 Iran war and general geography of the strait.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 9: “Iran has effectively blockaded the strait, which usually carries about one-fifth of global oil and liquified natural gas supplies, since the US and Israel launched their war on the country on February 28.”
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The Wikipedia evidence explicitly states the 2026 Iran war began on 28 February 2026, not 2024. The claim's date (February 28, 2024) is directly contradicted by the timeline in the Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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