US Naval Blockade Keeps Iran's Oil Terminals Idle

Iran's oil terminals have been largely idle this month as the US continues to impose a naval blockade aimed at pressuring the country into a peace deal. According to satellite images from the European Union's Sentinel satellites, no supertankers were visible at Kharg Island, Iran's main export terminal, during the first nine days of August.

Only two smaller vessels appeared moored at the Jask and Soroosh facilities in the same period. The US blockade has been ongoing for an unspecified amount of time, with no end date mentioned in the source.