12.5 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz overnight into 18 June, the highest since the war began.
Open Claimed by Government of the United States on 18 June 2026.
The statement
Vice President Vance told reporters in Washington that 12.5 million barrels of oil moved through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, the most since the conflict began, that Iran had not fired on ships for a second night, and that Iran's enrichment facilities 'remain destroyed'.
- Origin of the claim The Tribune
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-18 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record has no independent shipping-data figure for the night into 18 June; the nearest is Reuters reporting about 20 million barrels leaving Hormuz in 24 hours on 24 June (ev-20261027-7wy5), which does not bear on whether 18 June was the highest to that date. Next check on the ladder from 2026-06-18 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-f141, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-f141/