Saudi oil exports reportedly rise as Iran claims strikes on 19 vessels in Hormuz

WatcherGuru reported on September 27, 2026, that Saudi crude exports had risen almost 80% that month to 6 million barrels a day—their highest level since the Iran war began. It said shipments increased through a new US-secured route along Oman's coast despite a drone attack knocking the East-West pipeline offline.

The same day, HormuzLetter, citing Fars, reported that Iran claimed to have struck 19 vessels over the previous two nights. Iran said the vessels were using the "unauthorized" US-backed southern Omani corridor and warned ships passing without its permission would face military action. HormuzLetter also reported mine-laying in the corridor and the capture of a second US underwater mine-hunting drone.