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Numbers of the Day May 13, 2026 · 5:49 am ET Source: Bloomberg Politics

Kharg Island Sat Empty for Three Straight Days

3 days
no tankers at Iran's primary oil export terminal, May 8–11

Satellite imagery shows Kharg Island — the chokepoint for roughly 90 percent of Iranian crude exports — sitting idle on May 8, 9, and 11. That's not a weather delay; that's a shutdown. Empty jetties mean filling storage, and filling storage means Iran's financial pressure compounds fast. Whoever is negotiating with Tehran right now holds more leverage than they did a week ago.

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