Arabic version: صور الأقمار الصناعية تكشف عن تراجع بقعة النفط بالقرب من جزيرة خارك

Satellite images have captured a suspected oil slick spanning dozens of square kilometres near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export hub. Despite fears of a disaster, environmental observers say the slick is shrinking.

According to Al Jazeera, the situation continues to be monitored closely by environmental experts.

The implications of this incident on local ecosystems and the oil industry are yet to be fully assessed, but the shrinking nature of the slick provides a cautious sense of relief for observers and stakeholders alike.