In the first time over three decades, Kuwait did not export any crude oil during April, reported ANI, citing the TankerTrackers website. In a post on X, the monitoring group said, "Breaking: During April 2026, Kuwait exported zero barrels of crude oil for the first time since the end of Gulf War I."

TankerTrackers said that while Kuwait continues to produce oil, exports of crude have effectively halted. "Kuwait still produces oil which it then takes partly into storage and partly into refined products; some of which has been exported. Crude oil however, hasn't departed to our best knowledge."

The firm, which tracks global maritime oil shipments, added that the disruption appears linked to conditions affecting regional shipping routes, including constraints in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic strait was first effectively restricted by Iran and is currently blockaded by the US.

For the unversed, Kuwait is a major OPEC producer, and its oil exports are a key component of global energy supply chains, particularly in Asia and Europe.

The development, if confirmed, would represent Kuwait's first month without crude exports since the end of the 1991 Gulf War.

Iran on Saturday presented a fresh 14-point proposal to the United States aimed at "ending the war", according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The report stated that the US had sought a ceasefire lasting up to two months, while Tehran insisted that key issues should be resolved within 30 days and that efforts should focus on "ending the war" rather than prolonging a temporary truce.

According to the report, Iran's plan includes guarantees of non-aggression, the withdrawal of US forces from areas near Iran, the lifting of a naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the removal of sanctions. It also calls for an end to the conflict "on all fronts", including in Lebanon.

Reacting to the new proposal, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can't imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years."

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