Two Iranian supertankers exit US blockade zone, tracking group says

“Two Iranian supertankers exit US blockade zone, tracking group says Maritime tracking service TankerTrackers says two Iranian supertankers have successfully exited a US Navy blockade area, marking "Iran's first crude oil exports in two months". According to the group's statement on X, automatic identification system data and satellite imagery from 15 June confirmed that the National Iranian Tanker Company's vessels Diona and Hero 2 left the blockade perimeter "carrying a combined total of 3.8 million barrels of Iranian crude oil between them". TankerTrackers said the development marked a significant step for Iran's oil exports after weeks of disruption. The group also reported that a third NITC tanker, Stream, "is approaching the blockade line from the EEZ [exclusive economic zone] of Pakistan; where it spent the past 7 weeks waiting to enter Iran". BREAKING: CRUDE OIL DEPARTS IRAN FOLLOWING A TWO MONTH LONG NAVY BLOCKADE According to AIS data which we corroborated yesterday (2026-06-15) by satellite imagery, at least two National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) VLCC supertankers named DIONA (9569695) and HERO2 (9362073) have… pic.twitter.com/tSesQTcC6K — TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) June 16, 2026

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