Reported claim

“The convergence of full storage tank capacity and a 26-vessel tanker backlog at Kharg Island represents Iran's oil infrastructure reaching a critical bottleneck requiring production reduction or new export routes.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera Arabic reported it.

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