Iran resumes oil shipments from terminal on Khark Island - Bloomberg

Iran has resumed loading oil from the export terminal on Khark Island in the Persian Gulf after a hiatus of about a month and a half due to a blockade by the US Navy. Bloomberg reports this, citing its own data.

According to vessel tracking data compiled by the agency, three very large crude carriers (VLCCs), each capable of carrying about 2 million barrels of oil, are moored near the terminal west of Khark Island. This is yet another sign that Iran is actively continuing to load and export oil, as the interim agreement with the US opens up supply channels.

A satellite image taken last Saturday, June 20, shows two tankers moored near the terminal, while a third is heading in its direction. These tankers are not visible in the image from Friday.

Bloomberg notes that since May 6, only one VLCC-class tanker has been spotted near the terminal in satellite images.

Iran became one of the first winners as tensions with the US eased following the signing of an interim peace agreement. The country wasted no time and resumed oil exports.

As international companies whose vessels had been stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war are reluctant to pass through it due to the uncertainty, Iran was able to transport about 20 million barrels of oil on tankers that had been anchored near the border with Pakistan all this time.

In addition, Iran has sent empty tankers to the Persian Gulf. All of them were spotted on Thursday as they crossed the Strait of Hormuz toward the Persian Gulf.

Given that at least 20 tankers of various sizes are anchored east of Khark, Iran likely still has significant volumes of oil ready for shipment.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on June 15, US President Donald Trump stated that Washington and Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire and the signing of a framework agreement.

As early as June 18, it became known that the first tankers had passed through the Strait of Hormuz from the Persian Gulf side after the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire.