US EditionIran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
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Analysts have spotted a cluster of rogue vessels west of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is using a massive $800 million oil smuggling scheme to circumvent international sanctions. Tankers are disguising themselves as Iraqi vessels to evade the naval blockade, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing a Fox News report. Read also: Hormuz – Just the Beginning? Five Chokepoints on the Planet That Could Destroy the Global Economy Tehran has developed a sophistic…
According to the latest maritime intelligence, Iran is using AIS signal deception technology to disguise itself as Iraqi vessels in an attempt to load $800 million worth of crude oil in order to circumvent the US blockade. Currently, Iran's crude oil loading has been halved, and its storage capacity is estimated to last only 20 days. Windward AI has revealed this "digital alibi" scheme involving 10 oil tankers.
Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sanctioned tankers disguised as Iraqi vessels are moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian crude as President Donald Trump doubled down on the port blockade to squeeze Tehran’s oil lifeline, according to maritime intelligence.Windward AI claimed Wednesday that a group of U.S.-sanctioned tankers are falsifying their
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