Iran sends limited fuel shipments despite U.S. blockade

Iran has continued to send limited shipments of liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel abroad since July despite a U.S. naval blockade, according to maritime tracking analysis and people familiar with shipping security. The reported movements contrast with the halt in Iranian crude exports, but U.S. officials dispute whether vessel movements alone show that ships evaded the blockade. Analysis by United Against Nuclear Iran, which tracks Iranian shipping, identified at least eight tankers carrying Iranian LPG that left the Gulf of Oman from mid-July onward. The organization estimated the cargoes at a combined 4.1 million barrels. Separately, satellite imagery and analysis by maritime intelligence firm SynMax identified a tanker carrying Iranian jet fuel that reached Myanmar in September. The reports establish the tanker’s arrival, not whether the fuel was delivered to a recipient. Four maritime-security sources said Iranian cargoes had been concealed among a growing number of ship-to-ship transfers off Oman. United Against Nuclear Iran said some LPG transfers took place near the Omani towns of Shinas and Sohar, and that many cargoes later went to Malaysia’s Eastern Outer Port...