The US naval blockade is forcing Iranian-flagged oil tankers to remain away from Iranian ports, with at least 20 empty vessels now anchored off Sri Lanka after completing ship-to-ship transfers of Iranian crude in Southeast Asia, United Against Nuclear Iran said on Tuesday.
The tankers have remained away from Iranian ports because of the blockade, with several moving away from the Galle anchorage on August 23, possibly because of increased regulatory or enforcement pressure following recent media coverage of the vessels, the report said.
Other Iran-flagged tankers reached the Singapore Strait, with 26 vessels tracked there and expected to carry out ship-to-ship transfers at an anchorage off Malaysia, according to the report.
As U.S. forces continue to enforce the naval blockade, 50 tankers laden with Iranian oil and petrochemicals remain at anchorages along Iran’s coastline. While 20 empty Iran-flagged tankers are loitering near Sri Lanka, Iran-flagged cargo ships continue to operate openly across… pic.twitter.com/hXx3RuhR2f
— UANI (@UANI) August 25, 2026
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