Iran avoids US sanctions via ship-to-ship transfers of oil, may receive payment for months
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Hundreds of oil tankers with masked identities are discreetly transporting Iranian oil to China through clandestine transfers at sea. This opaque system has become essential to the Iranian economy. Source link: https://www.slate.fr/monde/flotte-fantome-iran-ecouler-petrole-malgre-sanctions-americaines-chine-paquebot-petrolier-malaisie Author: Clément Poursain Publish date: 2026-05-29 06:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linke…
WSJ Report Claims Iran Can Hold Out Until October Due to the Shadow Fleet
If the Wall Street Journal is correct, the U.S. won’t see Iran giving up before October. However, one caveat, the Wall Street Journal spends a lot of time trying to make Trump look bad, so this report may or may not be accurate. According to the lengthy, detailed report, the Iranian shadow fleet is a black market that keeps Iran’s oil flowing. The oil that is flowing is oil that was stored offshore before the conflict. Despite U.S. sanctions, th…
The Wall Street Journal tells us of the oil scheme, used by Iran, to escape US sanctions. Old oil tankers, hoses and many barrels. Still, Iran and the U.S. exchange attacks.
Iran avoids US sanctions via ship-to-ship transfers of oil, may receive payment for months
The ships receiving the oil are often part of Iran’s “shadow fleet,” a fleet of old, rusting tankers that obscure their owners and may switch their flags to those of countries with little oversight.
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