Iran Satellite Images Show Race to Get Its Oil Out Into the World

Iran is racing to get its oil out into the world, a sign of the unusual logistical steps that Tehran is undertaking as the US mulls joining Israel in bombing the Persian Gulf state.

Oil is gushing out of the nation’s ports and onto ocean-tankers, ensuring revenues would continue — at least for a while — if shipments are disrupted. Despite the surge, storage tanks at the nation’s critical export terminal at Kharg Island are brimming with crude.