2026-05-08 15:42:28 EDT / 福克斯新闻频道
卫星图像显示伊朗出口系统在美国压力下濒临崩溃之际，哈尔克岛附近出现45平方公里油膜
作者：埃弗拉特·拉赫特 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年5月8日 下午3:42 美国东部时间
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美国与伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡交火，持续封锁导致紧张局势升级
比尔·赫默和达娜·佩里诺报道霍尔木兹海峡美伊紧张局势升级的最新进展：美军空袭试图突破伊朗封锁的油轮。特朗普总统将伊朗此前的袭击斥为“轻拍一下而已”，而国务卿马可·卢比奥则重申，美国将对威胁美国人的行为实施强硬报复。前国安会高级主任迈克尔·艾伦强调了美国的经济封锁，指出已有70多艘油轮被拦截。
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卫星图像显示，伊朗主要石油出口终端哈尔克岛附近出现大面积疑似油膜，专家称这可能是德黑兰的石油基础设施因美国持续施压而濒临崩溃的证据。
据路透社援引分析师的说法，哥白尼哨兵号卫星在周三至周五期间拍摄到的这片油膜，覆盖了该岛以西约45平方公里的海域。
这一事件可能表明特朗普的海上施压行动正在实现其核心目标之一：压垮伊朗的出口系统，以至于德黑兰无法以足够快的速度运输或储存原油，难以维持正常生产。
美国对伊朗的经济封锁达到峰值杠杆率，崩溃风险显现
伊朗主要石油枢纽附近的疑似漏油事件引发担忧：美国不断加码的施压正压垮德黑兰储存或出口原油的能力，可能迫使伊朗采取带有环境代价的风险规避手段，污染海湾海域。
“在现阶段，我能想到两种看似合理的解释，而且两者并非互斥，” 防务民主基金会伊朗制裁与能源专家米亚德·马莱基告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“其一与运营有关：相对于他们实际的陆上产能，他们没有足够快地减产，并且误判了有多少空油轮能突破封锁，” 他说。
“如今他们实际上向出口系统多输送了原油，码头及附近的原油存量超过了实际装载能力，所谓的‘解决方案’就是将部分过剩原油排入水中。”
马莱基表示，另一种可能的解释是伊朗使用老化油轮作为浮动储油设施或突破制裁的运输船所引发的机械故障。
“他们将老旧、性能不佳的船只投入使用，作为浮动储油设施或突破制裁的运输船，其中一些退役或维护不善的船体如今正在泄漏，” 他说。
“无论哪种情况，共同点都是一样的——储存和外运能力与上游产量脱节，海湾地区正为这种不匹配付出代价。”
这一事件发生之际，特朗普政府仍在持续推进针对伊朗的“经济暴怒”行动，结合制裁 enforcement 以及美国在霍尔木兹海峡附近不断增强的海军 presence，旨在限制伊朗的石油出口。
冲突爆发前，伊朗日均出口原油约150万桶，其中大部分运往中国。分析师表示，封锁以及对航运公司和金融机构实施制裁的威胁，使得德黑兰越来越难以将原油从哈尔克岛运出。
路透社报道称，这片油膜呈现为该8公里长的岛屿以西的“灰白色羽流”。
冲突与环境观察站研究员莱昂·莫兰告诉路透社，这片油膜“视觉上与石油一致”，而咨询公司Data Desk的联合创始人路易斯·戈达德表示，这可能是美伊开战约70天以来规模最大的一次漏油事件。
哈尔克岛负责伊朗约90%的石油出口，在特朗普政府旨在切断该政权在持续战争期间主要收入来源的行动中，该岛已成为关键的封锁点。
能源分析师表示，伊朗如今正面临危险的两难境地。如果伊朗无法出口石油或找到额外的储存能力，可能被迫要么关停油井，冒着油田长期受损的风险，要么以可能引发整个海湾地区环境后果的方式处理过剩原油。
专家称：美军打击伊朗关键石油枢纽符合特朗普的“能源主导主义”
2026年4月22日，一艘货船在波斯湾驶向霍尔木兹海峡。（美联社照片）
“他们已经减产了。在真正的封锁局面下，制约因素并非油井的产能，而是无法在出口终端装载油轮，”马莱基说。
“一旦陆上储油空间接近饱和，必须减产以匹配剩余库容，否则油井将被关停，”他补充道。“就伊朗而言，这个缓冲期约为13天。”
漏油事件的环境影响也在整个海湾地区敲响了警钟。
海事风险情报公司Windward估计，这片油膜正以约每小时2公里的速度向东南方向移动，并警告称，它可能在数天内抵达卡塔尔专属经济区，并可能在两周内漂向阿联酋。
海湾地区的海水淡化基础设施为该地区数百万民众提供服务，对重大石油污染事件尤为脆弱。
此次漏油事件发生之际，海湾地区的军事紧张局势不断升级。这场战争已将数百艘船只困在该区域，并导致全球原油和液化天然气供应出现近年来最严重的中断之一。
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一艘油轮在伊朗哈尔克岛的码头附近航行，美国官员和分析师正在考虑是否夺取该岛可显著影响伊朗石油出口。（阿里·穆罕默迪/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
伊朗官方尚未就此次疑似漏油事件及其可能原因公开置评。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系伊朗驻联合国代表团寻求置评。
路透社为本报道贡献了内容。
埃弗拉特·拉赫特是福克斯新闻数字频道负责国际事务和联合国事务的驻外记者。可在X平台关注她@efratlachter。新闻线索可发送至efrat.lachter@fox.com。
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Trump blockade squeezing Iran so hard regime may be dumping oil into Gulf, experts say
2026-05-08 15:42:28 EDT / Fox News
Satellite images show a 45-square-kilometer slick near Kharg Island as Iran’s export system buckles under U.S. pressure
By Efrat Lachter Fox News
Published May 8, 2026 3:42pm EDT
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US and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalate with ongoing blockade
Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino lead coverage on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, with new U.S. airstrikes against tankers trying to breach Iran’s blockade. President Trump dismissed previous Iranian attacks as a “love tap” while Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed strong U.S. retaliation for threats against Americans. Michael Allen, former NSC senior director, highlighted the U.S. economic stranglehold, noting over 70 tankers were blocked.
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Satellite imagery revealed a massive suspected oil slick spreading near Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, in what experts say could be evidence that Tehran’s oil infrastructure is buckling under mounting U.S. pressure.
The slick, seen in Copernicus Sentinel satellite images between Wednesday and Friday, covered roughly 45 square kilometers west of the island, according to analysts cited by Reuters.
The incident is emerging as a potential sign that Trump’s maritime pressure campaign is achieving one of its central objectives: overwhelming Iran’s export system to the point where Tehran can no longer move or store crude fast enough to sustain normal production.
US ECONOMIC CHOKEHOLD ON IRAN REACHES PEAK LEVERAGE AS COLLAPSE RISKS EMERGE
The suspected spill near Iran’s main oil hub is raising concerns that mounting U.S. pressure is overwhelming Tehran’s ability to store or export crude, potentially forcing risky workarounds with environmental consequences in the Gulf.
The slick, seen in Copernicus Sentinel satellite images between Wednesday and Friday, covered roughly 45 square kilometers west of the island, according to analysts cited by Reuters.(Reuters)
“At this stage I see two plausible explanations, and they’re not mutually exclusive,” Miad Maleki, an Iran sanctions and energy expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital.
“One is operational: they simply didn’t ramp down extraction fast enough relative to their true onshore capacity and over-counted on empty tankers slipping through the blockade,” he said.
“Now they’ve effectively over-delivered crude into the export system, with more oil at or near the terminals than they can actually load, and the ‘solution’ is to push some of that excess into the water.”
Maleki said another possible explanation is mechanical failure tied to Iran’s use of aging tankers as floating storage or sanctions-busting carriers.
TRUMP CLAIMS IRAN ‘STARVING FOR CASH,’ ‘COLLAPSING FINANCIALLY’ AFTER EXTENDING CEASEFIRE
A suspected oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers of sea near Iran’s main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery this week.(European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2 via Reuters)
“They’ve dragged older, marginal tonnage into service as floating storage or sanctions-busting carriers, and some of those retired or poorly maintained hulls are now leaking,” he said.
“Either way, the common denominator is the same — storage and evacuation capacity are out of sync with upstream output, and the Gulf is paying the price for that mismatch.”
The incident comes as the Trump administration continues pressing its “Economic Fury” campaign against Iran, combining sanctions enforcement with a growing U.S. naval presence around the Strait of Hormuz aimed at restricting Iran’s oil exports.
Before the conflict, Iran exported roughly 1.5 million barrels of oil per day, much of it to China. Analysts say the blockade and the threat of sanctions on shipping companies and financial institutions have made it increasingly difficult for Tehran to move crude out of Kharg Island.
Reuters reported the slick appeared as a “grey and white” plume west of the 8-kilometer-long island.
Leon Moreland, a researcher at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, told Reuters the slick was “visually consistent with oil,” while Louis Goddard, co-founder of consultancy Data Desk, said it could be the largest spill since the start of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran roughly 70 days ago.
Kharg Island handles roughly 90% of Iran’s oil exports and has become a critical choke point in the Trump administration’s effort to cut off the regime’s main source of revenue during the ongoing war.
Energy analysts say Iran is now facing a dangerous dilemma. If Iran cannot export oil or find additional storage capacity, it may be forced either to shut down wells, risking long-term damage to oil fields, or dispose of excess crude in ways that could trigger environmental fallout across the Gulf.
US STRIKE ON KEY IRAN OIL HUB WOULD FIT TRUMP’S ‘ENERGY DOMINANCE DOCTRINE,’ SAYS EXPERT
A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026.(AP Photo)
“They’ve already reduced extraction. In a true blockade scenario, the constraint isn’t production at the wellhead, it’s the inability to load tankers at export terminals,” Maleki said.
“Once onshore storage nears capacity, output has to be cut to match remaining headroom or wells get shut in,” he added. “In Iran’s case, that’s roughly 13 days.”
The environmental implications are also raising alarm across the Gulf.
Windward, a maritime risk intelligence firm, estimated the slick was moving southeast at roughly 2 kilometers per hour and warned it could reach Qatar’s exclusive economic zone within days and potentially drift toward the United Arab Emirates within two weeks.
The Gulf’s desalination infrastructure, relied upon by millions across the region, remains especially vulnerable to major oil contamination events.
The spill also is unfolding amid heightened military tensions in the Gulf. The war has trapped hundreds of vessels in the region and caused one of the largest disruptions to global crude and liquefied natural gas supplies in recent years.
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An oil tanker is seen near the terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, as U.S. officials and analysts consider whether seizing the island could significantly impact Iran’s oil exports.(Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Iranian authorities have not publicly commented on the suspected spill or its possible causes.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Iran mission to the U.N. for comment.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to efrat.lachter@fox.com.
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