Sanctioned Iranian Tanker Slips Past U.S. Blockade, Delivers Cargo to China
A sanctioned Iranian tanker carrying about 500,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas slipped past the U.S. naval blockade and delivered its cargo to China, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which says it filmed the ship at a Malaysian anchorage along the way. Tanker laden with Iranian LPG transiting the Gulf of Oman (Credit: ESA Copernicus & Marine Traffic) (ESA Copernicus &…
A sanctioned Iranian tanker, the SOGL IMO 9208227, successfully delivered about 500,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas to China despite the U.S. naval blockade, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). The tanker, loaded with Iranian LPG at Assaluyeh Port in late August, managed to slip past the blockade on September 1.
UANI filmed the vessel at a Malaysian anchorage, EOPL, on September 16, where it received fuel and services before sailing into the South China Sea and discharging the cargo in Xinzhou Port, China. The Treasury Department sanctioned the tanker on October 8 as one of 17 shadow fleet vessels, noting its role in transporting over two million barrels of Iranian propane/butane since September 2025.
Since the blockade's reinstatement in July, only around nine small tankers have successfully passed the blockade, with the U.S. effectively preventing Iran from exporting crude oil since July 14.
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