As the world watches Kharg Island, Iran gets oil out another way

The Iranian economy is heavily dependent on crude oil exports,” said Petras Katinas, an oil and gas specialist at the Royal United Services Institute, a UK defence think tank. “With this, they are trying to create a buffer and continue some revenue from exports. They are building redundancy and trying to add additional volume. That’s why they’re using the Jask terminal. Plus, they don’t need to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This is plan B.”