At least 8 ships have passed US blockade to load up at Iranian ports, analysts say

NewsWorldMiddle EastAt least 8 ships have passed US blockade to load up at Iranian ports, analysts saySatellite imagery shows three vessels actively loading new cargo at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal on ThursdayStuti Mishra Friday 17 April 2026 13:32 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959776","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/strait-of-hormuz-us-blockade-iranian-ships-b2959776.html","title":"At least 8 ships have passed US blockade to load up at Iranian ports, analysts say"}}CloseTrump says Iran war ‘going along swimmingly’Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}More than half a dozen Iran-linked vessels have breached the US naval blockade of the Gulf of Hormuz since it t...