A single-sourced report states that 12 oil tankers carrying crude from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar that had been stuck in the Persian Gulf for about five months departed on Monday, sailing via an Iranian route after paying transit fees. The claim, from an anonymous the source, could not be independently verified.
A single-sourced Telegram report claims that 12 oil tankers carrying crude from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar — stranded in the Persian Gulf for roughly five months — set sail on Monday toward Japan via an Iranian route, after paying transit fees. The source is an anonymous the source with no known formal link to Gulf oil trade or Iranian logistics. The Zioneer has not verified the report independently.
The development, if confirmed, would represent a significant logistical and diplomatic shift: vessels hauling oil from U.S.-allied Gulf states would be routing through Iranian waters, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after weeks of reports — covered by The Zioneer — of Iranian oil tankers departing despite a U.S. naval blockade, and of Gulf tankers slowly resuming movement. The reported transit fees would represent a new revenue stream for Iran if the route becomes regularized.
The claim remains unconfirmed. No major oil tracking services, Gulf state officials, or maritime monitoring organizations have publicly corroborated the report.
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