{
  "id": 136689,
  "title": "Iraq exported under a third of pre-war oil levels via Hormuz in July: monitor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/iraq-exported-under-a-third-of-pre-war-oil-levels-via-hormuz-in-july",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-exported-under-third-pre-war-oil-levels-hormuz-july-monitor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iraq exported under a third of pre-war oil levels via Hormuz in July: monitor Iraq exported less than a third of its pre-war oil levels in July through the Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday. Before the US-Israeli war on Iran began, Iraq was exporting on average 105 million barrels per month through Hormuz, while only around 30 million barrels of Iraqi…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}