First loaded Iranian oil tankers leave Gulf since US blockade: Kpler

Three Iranian oil tankers have become the first loaded vessels to leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since the US blockade came into force, according to maritime tracking firm Kpler.

Kpler told the AFP news agency that the Deep Sea, Sonia I and Diona �" carrying a combined five million barrels of crude �" passed through on Wednesday after loading at Iran’s Kharg Island earlier this month, reports Al Jazeera.

The US imposed the blockade on Iranian ports on Monday in a bid to stop Tehran exporting oil.

According to Kpler data, no Iranian tanker carrying crude had left the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since the Starla on April 10.