Iran's oil storage has not reached capacity under the US blockade.
Open Claimed by Government of Iran on 30 April 2026.
The statement
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no oil wells had 'exploded' under the blockade and that Iran's storage had not reached capacity, accusing US Treasury Secretary Bessent of acting on 'junk advice'; President Pezeshkian said the blockade was 'doomed to fail'.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2027-01-30 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record holds the opposing statements of Bessent and Ghalibaf but no independent data on Iranian oil storage in late April. Next check on the ladder from 2026-04-30 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-jr8a, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-jr8a/