Iran’s Leaders Turn to Old Supertanker to Survive US Blockade
Iran has reactivated a 30-year-old supertanker, the Nasha, to serve as emergency floating storage for oil amid a U.S. naval blockade that is severely restricting its exports. The move highlights growing pressure on Iran's oil industry, with numerous tankers stranded and storage space running low. Satellite imagery and shipping data show a significant bottleneck at Iran's main export terminal, Kharg Island, as the blockade continues to disrupt global oil flows.
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By John FengChina EditorShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Iran deployed a 30-year-old oil tanker for the first time in years to act as emergency floating storage as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports throttles its exports, a sanctions monitoring group said.The large crude carrier Nasha, which can hold up to 2 million barrels of oil, was visible on public ship-tracking services last week as it sailed in the Persian Gulf toward Kharg Island, Iran’s main export terminal.On Sunday, satellite imagery showed the supertanker, which measures nearly 1,100 feet long, loading at Kharg’s western jetty, but it was no longer there on Wednesday, analysts at the nonprofit…
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