Pentagon Denies Widespread Reports Of Iran’s ‘Dark’ Tankers Breaching US Blockade

The Pentagon has not been happy with today’s media headlines that proclaimed Iranian ‘dark’ tankers (with their transponders switched off) have been able to penetrate and get past the US Navy’s blockade. CENTCOM issued a late afternoon public message, stating: “Over past 24 hours, media reports have alleged that several commercial ships evaded the blockade, citing M/V Hero II, M/V Hedy, and M/V Dorena as examples. These reports are inaccurate. Hero II and Hedy did not sail past the blockade as part of a flotilla that ‘ferried’ millions of barrels of oil to the market. It continued, “In fact, the Iranian-flagged tankers are anchored in Chah Bahar, Iran, after being intercepted by U.S. forces earlier this week. Dorena has been under the escort of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Indian Ocean after previously attempting to violate the blockade.” Earlier even Bloomberg alleged that two Iranian fully laden tankers breached the US blockade. Amid two competing and contradictory narratives, the fog of war remains thick, making it difficult to assess which version is ultimately correct. As Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com reported earlier, Iran continues to export its oil out of the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz using dark mode […]

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