ALWAGHT- Data published Monday by a leading international tanker tracking service indicated that Iran’s oil exports hit a seven-year high of nearly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in September.
Iran’s crude oil exports in September 2025 reached levels not seen since mid-2018, according to Tanker Trackers. The surge is partly attributed to the UN snapback sanctions reimposed in late September, which had been expected by the US and European allies to disrupt Iran’s oil flow to major buyers like China.
Experts and Iranian authorities, however, have maintained that the UN sanctions would not hinder Iran’s ability to supply oil to international markets. Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stated that the country had overcome some of the harshest American sanctions in recent years and that the latest UN measures would not add new pressure on oil exports.
The re-imposed UN sanctions target individuals and equipment linked to Iran’s nuclear program, as well as enforcing an arms embargo. These six resolutions had originally been lifted in 2015 following the nuclear agreement, but their reinstatement has not affected Iran’s strong performance in the global oil market.
