Iraq uses Syria to bypass the Strait of Hormuz to export oil

Iraq is using a large number of trucks to transport fuel through Syria, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz and rapidly transforming Syria into the most important export centre in the Middle East. In just a few months, Syria has moved from not sending any fuel to supplying more than a quarter of the fuel in the Middle East. The arrival of these goods through thousands of trucks, which took about four days to reach Syrian Mediterranean ports, highlights the fact that the Iranian war is reshaping the pattern of energy flows in the region。