# 9 million barrels of Middle Eastern oil headed to US 2026-08-13T20:25:24+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets About 9 million barrels of Middle Eastern crude are set to arrive at US ports in August, data from Kpler show. The influx includes the first Kuwaiti oil shipments to the US in six years. US inventories, near an eight-year low, rose sharply last week. The oil was released during a brief US-Iran ceasefire. Meanwhile, the US has threatened to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely. Brent crude edged up to $87.16 a barrel on Friday. However, Opec and the IEA have cut demand forecasts, and US inventories recorded their largest weekly build in over three years. ## Coverage - livemint.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: crude oil, Iran ceasefire, Kuwait, Middle East, Strait of Hormuz, US imports Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/middle-eastern-oil-wave-hits-us-shores-after-iran-ceasefire/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/middle-eastern-oil-wave-hits-us-shores-after-iran-ceasefire/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.