The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company stated that Iranian oil vessels have passed through the naval blockade line carrying 25 million barrels of oil since last Monday, according to the company. The single-source claim adds to a growing body of reports indicating a broad resumption of Iranian crude exports.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Monday morning that Iranian vessels carrying 25 million barrels of crude oil have crossed the naval blockade line since Monday of last week, according to the state-owned company. The claim, reported via Iranian Telegram channels, is the most specific figure yet attributed to an on-record official in the current surge of Iranian oil exports.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday (06:46 Jerusalem), maritime monitoring firm TankerTrackers reported that Iran exported 36 million barrels of oil over the past six days. The CEO's figure of 25 million barrels in the same window — with the difference presumably accounted for by additional shipments outside that period or by vessels still in transit — is broadly consistent with the TankerTrackers data.
The report follows a series of developments suggesting the U.S. naval blockade around Iran has significantly loosened. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said 19 million barrels left the Persian Gulf as part of the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding. On Saturday, two supertankers were spotted at Iran's Kharg Island terminal, and on Friday, Bloomberg reported 11 tankers departing Chabahar port with 20 million barrels.
The NIOC CEO's statement is a single-source claim from Iranian state media and has not been independently corroborated. The Zioneer rates this as Developing.
- DevelopingReport: Iran exported over 80 million barrels of oil in 26 days before US reimposed blockade
- StrongCNBC: Iran sold over 40 million barrels of oil in two weeks since US ended naval blockade
- DevelopingTankerTrackers: Iran has exported 50 million barrels of oil since sanctions relief
- DevelopingBloomberg: 11 tankers with 20 million barrels of Iranian oil depart Chabahar this week
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