Iran exports 9M barrels post-blockade

Despite the ongoing U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, Iran has reportedly exported about 11 million barrels of crude oil from floating storage in the Gulf of Oman since the blockade was imposed on April 13. According to TankerTrackers, another 2 million barrels departed just three days ago, indicating continued Iranian oil movement. The U.S. sanctions waiver on Iranian oil remains in effect until April 19th, which may explain why American forces are not interdicting these vessels. This development highlights the challenges of fully enforcing the blockade against Iranian oil exports.