Published On 4/27/2026
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Last update: 01:35 (Mecca time)
The Tanker Trackers oil shipment tracking platform reported on Sunday that about 4 million additional barrels of Iranian oil were able to bypass the US naval blockade line, adding that Iran loaded 4.6 million barrels of crude into its ports.
The platform added in its account on the
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The same source indicated that the US Navy confiscated Iranian oil shipments worth approximately $380 million in the Indian Ocean, which were apparently destined for the United States.
Continuous flows
These data reinforce what Reuters reported three days ago, citing data analysis company Vortexa, that about 10.7 million barrels of Iranian oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz between April 13 and 21, after the US blockade came into effect on April 13.
Vortexa data showed that the shipments were transported on 6 carriers that had turned off their tracking systems, a practice used to reduce the ability to monitor routes.
Vortexa also recorded 35 crossings of ships linked to Iran during the period between April 13 and 22, an indication of the continuation of Iranian shipping activity despite US restrictions.
Extensive breakthroughs
Bloomberg reported that 34 oil tankers linked to Iran were able to cross the Strait of Hormuz, while the Wall Street Journal reported that more than 24 ships loaded with oil and gas escaped the ban, based on data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
On the other hand, the US Army Central Command said, the day before yesterday, Friday, that it had forced 37 ships to return, as part of implementing the naval blockade on ships coming or heading towards Iranian ports, according to the same source.
Satellite images also showed the crossing of two giant tankers, Hero 2 and Heidi, into the Arabian Sea on April 20, carrying up to 4 million barrels.
Despite these breaches, the pace of navigation related to Iran through the strait declined to between one and two tankers per day, compared to a rate of between two and three tankers per day before the United States imposed the naval blockade.
