An Iranian military official told the Fars news agency that only a fixed number of vessels are permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day, depending on coordination with the Revolutionary Guards navy and changing conditions.
The official’s comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that “19 million barrels of oil flowed yesterday through the Strait of Hormuz.”
According to the Iranian source, the number of authorized ships is not constant. It varies from day to day based on the arrangements made with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and on prevailing circumstances.