Satellite intelligence claims $1 billion in Iranian oil returned after US interdictions

Maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers.com has claimed that satellite imagery confirms major disruptions to Iranian crude oil shipments following U.S. naval operations.

In a statement posted on social media platform X, the company said cargoes worth approximately $1.05 billion were forced back to Iran after what it described as rapid interdictions by the U.S. Navy, Caliber.Az reports. 

BREAKING: SATELLITE IMAGERY SIGHTINGS CONFIRM ARRIVALS OF $1.05 BILLION WORTH OF CRUDE OIL BACK TO IRAN FOLLOWING RAPID INTERDICTIONS BY US NAVY

US COAST GUARD HAS SEIZED AN ESTIMATED $380 MILLION WORTH OF IRANIAN CRUDE OIL IN INDIAN OCEAN; APPEAR TO BE HEADING TOWARDS USA

— TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) April 26, 2026

It also said the U.S. Coast Guard had seized an estimated $380 million worth of Iranian crude in the Indian Ocean, with those shipments reportedly being redirected toward the United States.

Similar recent reports have described U.S. operations involving boarding and seizure of tankers accused of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude.

By Sabina Mammadli