Massive oil slicks spotted off Iran’s Kharg Island as Trump touts Hormuz clash

Satellite images show new oil slicks off Iran’s main oil export hub, raising leak fears and claims Tehran may be dumping crude at sea amid US blockade and storage shortages.

Some details of the skirmish between the U.S. military and Iran on Thursday night have yet to be released. But President Donald Trump, as is often the case, disclosed several details about the incident.

Trump gave a vivid account of the Iranian attack on three U.S. destroyers, which were not damaged.

“Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!” ---More...

BREAKING: Islamic Terrorist Regime IS DUMPING OIL INTO THE SEA! ????

As we warned: the regime has run out of storage capacity.

For days now, they’ve been faking tanker transfers while pouring massive amounts of extracted oil straight into the ocean.
Deliberate. Criminal.… pic.twitter.com/DryBpziffO

— Martin (@Martin_Sedi)May 8, 2026

As we warned: the regime has run out of storage capacity.

For days now, they’ve been faking tanker transfers while pouring massive amounts of extracted oil straight into the ocean.

Deliberate. Criminal. Environmental catastrophe.

They are literally poisoning the sea.

This is ecocide in real time.