❗️Iran continues limited fuel exports despite US naval blockade

Iran has continued exporting limited quantities of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and jet fuel despite a US naval blockade, with shipping data and maritime security sources cited by Reuters indicating that some cargoes have continued to leave the region since July.

Four sources tracking Gulf oil movements told Reuters that Iranian shipments have in recent weeks been concealed among an increasing volume of ship-to-ship transfers involving other Gulf producers off the coast of Oman.

Analysis by US advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors tanker movements using vessel and satellite tracking, identified at least eight gas tankers carrying Iranian LPG that had departed the Gulf of Oman since mid-July.

UANI analyst Jemima Shelley told Reuters that a small number of tankers carrying Iranian LPG had passed through, while US forces had redirected the overwhelming majority of vessels carrying Iranian petroleum products.

The shipments represent only a fraction of Iran's previous energy exports, while crude oil exports remain halted, according to the report.