Posted on 05/09/2026 3:03:06 PM PDT by henbane
An apparent large oil spill spanning dozens of square miles of sea has been spotted off of Iran’s main oil hub of Kharg Island, according to open source satellite imagery and reporting in both the NY Times and Reuters on Friday.
It could be the result of a leak. Other claims have suggested oil was pumped into the sea because storage space had run out due to the blockade. In newer images, the oil slick appeared to be moving south.
(Excerpt) Read more at gulf-insider.com ...
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The 30-40 empty tankers that the Muslims planned to use for storage are frozen at anchor since no shipping is allowed into these Iranian ports.
This Islamic waste and pollution should cease and the oil transferred to American tankers for American usage,
The sale of this dumped oil could offset a bit the oil consumed by our ships in this blockade.
They don’t have no choice but to shut them down when the tanks are full.
Our ships radioed home....”Send DAWN”.
What could it be? It is a mystery.
Exactly right
That's why they're dumping it in the Gulf and hoping President Trump will get the blame.
The planet puked. Get over it.
Just drop flares to burn it off back to the source.
More oil gets into the ocean from seeping up through the ocean floor, than all the tankers combined.
And that justifies dumping oil into the strait? Really?
Cause Unknown? I think the cause might be the IRGC opening the valves into the flow lines and dumping under the water to try to hide it as best they can. At any rate, they would rather fill up the entire Gulf with their oil than surrender. Maybe they can get the “Greenies” to intervene, maybe even Greta Thuneberg herself.
Like when Saddam set the Kuwaiti oil wells on fire in retreat. Or Hitler: “Is Paris burning?”
Dumping thousands of gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf is completely justified in the minds of the Mullahs.
Allah is smiling at the sight of that 30 mile square oil slick.
IRGC is dumping oil. Not hard to understand.
Are there no ships equipped to pump up and reclaim the oil? Spills have happened before...
Savage barbarian stone age cretins. They will sacrifice their own children while polluting their own backyard. What a bunch of animals.
“Cause unknown” ... great scoop...
Police are searching for a Motive.
Perhaps Greta should go to Iran to protest.
“Massive Oil Slick Spotted Off Iran’s Kharg Island, Cause Unknown”. Oh no, I was just about to start a shrimping business in Iran.
I have been asked why the US would disable empty tankers trying to get back into Iranian Ports. The answer is that they were counting on them to store the excess oil. Oops. And the idiots in the Media think they have Trump figured out. What is the old adage, “if someone is digging their own grave, let them keep digging.” Trump’s Blockade is brilliant, and he is out IRGCing the IRGC. He is letting them eat themselves. The fact that they are dumping into the Ocean tells you how desperate they are.
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