WANA (Mar 14) – Oil cargo tracking firm TankerTrackers has reported that only hours after the U.S. attack on Kharg Island, Iranian oil tankers were still loading crude at the strategic export terminal without disruption.

 

According to a post published by the company on its official X account, two Iranian tankers were in the process of loading a combined 2.7 million barrels of crude oil in the early hours of the same night the United States claimed to have struck Kharg Island. The development suggests that export operations at Iran’s most critical oil terminal remained intact.

 

On the previous night, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that, under his orders, the United States had carried out one of the “most powerful bombardments in Middle East history” against Kharg Island. That assertion, however, now appears to be facing serious questions in light of early tanker-tracking assessments and the apparent continuity of on-the-ground operations at the island.

 

In its latest update on the overnight events, TankerTrackers said the loading process for Iranian tankers still appears to be proceeding normally. Based on available imagery and shipping data, the firm added that all 55 crude oil storage tanks on the island appear to be intact. Summarizing the situation, the company wrote: “Nothing is burning.”

 

The assessment is particularly significant given that Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, has long been considered one of the country’s most sensitive strategic energy chokepoints, where any disruption could have immediate consequences for both Iran’s oil exports and regional energy markets.

Khark Island. Social media /WANA News Agency

Khark Island. Social media /WANA News Agency