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New York Times

A Large Oil Slick Is Detected Off a Key Iranian Oil Depot

The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.

India.com

Did Iran spill oil into sea or is there leakage in pipeline near Kharg Island?

Reports say that US sanctions and naval pressure have affected Iran's oil exports.

La Sexta

El mayor derrame de petróleo desde que comenzó la guerra en Irán:

Aparece una enorme mancha alrededor de la isla de Kharg, el principal centro petrolero iraní

Infoespacial

La valenciana Orbital EOS monitorizará los vertidos de hidrocarburos en Arabia Saudí con imágenes satelitales


Además, la compañía entrenó a la inteligencia artificial Gaia con más de 600.000 fragmentos de imágenes extraídas del Sentinel-1

The New Arab

Feared Iran oil slick smaller, may be from infrastructure

It was not immediately clear what had caused the apparent spill off the west coast of the small Gulf island.

Turkiye today

Iran denies Kharg Island oil leak as satellites show suspected 20-square-mile slick


This satellite image, obtained from Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026 on May 9, 2026, appears to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Kharg Island. (Photo by Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026/AFP).