Eleven oil tankers carrying a total of 20 million barrels of Iranian crude have left Iran's Chabahar port this week, according to a Bloomberg report. The single-source report marks a significant escalation in the volume of Iranian oil shipments amid the ongoing U.S. naval blockade.
According to a Bloomberg report cited Friday evening by Israeli journalist Asaf Rosencweig (N12), 11 oil tankers carrying a combined 20 million barrels of Iranian crude departed Iran's Chabahar port this week. The reported volume is substantially larger than the single-tanker shipments The Zioneer previously covered starting June 17, suggesting a potential acceleration of Iranian exports.
Earlier this week, The Zioneer reported on a third tanker that had sailed past the U.S. blockade line to its destination, as well as separate reports that millions of barrels of Iranian oil were en route to China. The new Bloomberg figure — 11 vessels and 20 million barrels in a single week — would represent a sharp increase in the pace and scale of shipments from Chabahar.
The report is single-sourced (Bloomberg, via Rosencweig's citation). The U.S. Navy has not commented on whether the reported departures reflect a weakening of the blockade or a deliberate policy shift. The figure — 20 million barrels — has not been independently verified by other outlets or tanker-tracking services at this time.
- StrongReport: Third oil tanker leaves Iran, sails past U.S. blockade to destination
- StrongIranian media reports three tankers, two cargo ships en route to Iran, suggesting blockade may be eroding
- StrongAbu Saleh's Arab Desk: Millions of barrels of Iranian oil en route to China
- StrongTankerTrackers: Two Iranian supertankers carry 3.8M barrels of crude through US blockade
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