Satellite images indicate that Iran continued loading crude oil onto tankers at its Kharg Island oil terminal on Saturday, one week after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against the country. However, it remains unclear whether loading operations are still ongoing, as no new satellite imagery has been released since then.

Satellite data from the EU's Copernicus Browser taken at 10:48 a.m. local time on Saturday showed two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) docked at loading terminals on either side of the island, each capable of carrying approximately 2 million barrels of crude. Due to the lack of subsequent satellite coverage of Kharg Island later that day, it is uncertain whether loading activities have continued.

The imagery also revealed five VLCCs and two Suezmax tankers anchored in waters to the south and east of the island.

Meanwhile, Iran has also been loading crude from the Jask terminal, located east of the Strait of Hormuz. Port imagery captured on Thursday showed a VLCC heading toward a mooring buoy. Another image shared on Sunday by the satellite tracking firm Tankertrackers.com on platform X showed the same vessel already berthed at the terminal.

Tankers linked to Iran typically do not transmit location signals while sailing until they reach the Strait of Malacca—a journey of at least 10 days after departing the Persian Gulf.

According to TankerTrackers.com, Iran continues to transport significant volumes of crude through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping chokepoint.