The US-Israel-Iran war · Iran

Satellite images show a large oil slick off Iran's Kharg Island export terminal

Confirmedon verified, dated visual or sensor evidence: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party, with visual or sensor evidence.

Satellite images reviewed by AP showed an oil slick of about 95 square kilometres west of Kharg Island, Iran's main crude export terminal, in images taken on Wednesday 6 May; maritime intelligence firm Windward AI first spotted it in images from 5 May, AP reported. Greenpeace Germany warned of harm to protected marine areas if it drifted south. The cause was not established, and AP said the spill predated the latest US strikes; the Pentagon declined to comment.

When: 8 May 2026
Where: Kharg Island, Iran
What: infrastructure damage, oil terminal
Attribution: Not attributed. Cause of the slick not established.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Visual evidence Associated Press News agency · Unaffiliated origin: AP review of satellite imagery; Windward AI · published 2026-05-08 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	confirmed	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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