Based on data released on Saturday by the maritime tracking firm TankerTrackers, Iraqi crude oil export volumes for August have fallen by 36% when measured against the levels recorded before the onset of the US-Iran conflict. This comparison uses the export figures from January and February, the two months preceding the escalation, as its baseline.

Iran has experienced the most severe contraction among the nations surveyed, with its petroleum exports plummeting by a staggering 100%. Following closely behind are both Qatar and Saudi Arabia, each of which has seen its export volumes decline by 48% relative to the pre-conflict period.

Kuwait's oil shipments for August also registered a 36% decrease, tying with Iraq for the third-largest drop among the countries tracked by TankerTrackers. In contrast, the United Arab Emirates has proven the most resilient, with its crude export levels falling by a mere 0.02% compared to the pre-war benchmark.