Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war

Iranian deliveries fuel Myanmar junta's expanding air campaign against civilians

Iran is now the primary supplier of jet fuel to Myanmar's junta, records show; Iranian shipments to Myanmar circumvent sanctions on both countries.

Iranian jet fuel keeps Myanmar bombers flying

The first bomb to strike the remote village of Vanha in western Myanmar came from a junta warplane. It hit the only school in the hamlet, near the frontline of the civil war. The second came from a drone minutes later.

Iranian ships deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta

Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.

How Iran's shadow fleet is fuelling Myanmar junta's air campaign against civilians

Taken together, the Iranian deliveries to Myanmar’s military have helped shift the dynamic of the five-year civil war, which pits the junta against an array of rebel groups, none of whom have a conventional air force or a ready supply of weapons as powerful as the bombs and missiles launched by fighter jets.

Iranian Fuel Deliveries Power Myanmar Junta’s Aerial Assault on Civilians

The ongoing civil war in Myanmar sees the junta at odds with various rebel groups, with the junta possessing a superior air and weaponry advantage due to the Iranian shipments.

Iran-linked ghost fleet fuels Myanmar’s war from the shadows

A shadow tanker network with suspected Iranian links has emerged as the key lifeline for Myanmar’s air force, according to a new Amnesty International investigation that tracks  what the authors describe as “ghost ships” delivering jet fuel used in deadly strikes on civilians. Amnesty’s analysis of trade, AIS, satellite and port authority data shows at …