Images shared on social media show that Rajaee Wharf in Bandar Abbas is without its usual activity. Reduced activity at one of Iran’s most important commercial ports indicates the impact of the U.S. maritime blockade on the region.

Earlier, Pezeshkian had said the government cannot import gasoline due to the maritime blockade. Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank, also said last week: “Our revenue from selling oil has become zero; that is a reality— we do not export oil.”