Iran Opens Export Terminal To Bypass World’s Biggest Oil Chokepoint

Iran says it has opened its first oil export terminal in the Gulf of Oman to allow Tehran to avoid using the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping route that has long been a focus of regional tensions. "Today, the first shipment of 100 tons of oil is loaded outside the Strait of Hormuz," President Hassan Rohani said in a televised speech on July 22, calling it an "important step for Iran" that will "secure the continuation of our oil exports." The new terminal, located near the port city of Jask, will allow tankers headed into the Arabian Sea and…