US EditionUS sanctions 15 entities, 14 ships for trading Iranian oil, State Dept says
The US blacklisted 14 vessels, 15 entities, and 2 individuals linked to Iran’s shadow fleet to cut off revenue funding terrorism and repression, part of a maximum pressure strategy.
- On Friday, the United States announced sanctions blocking transactions involving 14 vessels and 15 entities tied to Iran's covert 'shadow fleet' oil exports.
- Soon after the Oman talks concluded, the U.S. State Department cited Tehran's repression and regional destabilization to impose sanctions as part of a renewed maximum pressure campaign.
- Analysts say the shadow fleet uses false identities, ship-to-ship transfers, and deceptive documents, implicating firms in the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Kazakhstan, Turkey, plus front companies in Seychelles and Marshall Islands.
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US State Department Announces New Sanctions on Iran Oil Network
The Department of State on Friday said it’s sanctioning dozens of entities, ships, and individuals in connection with the trade of Iranian oil and petroleum products, as Washington enters negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program. In a statement, the department said two individuals, 14 “shadow fleet” ships, and 15 entities that it says has provided revenue for the Iranian regime “to conduct its malign activities,” including terrorism, we…
BBC World Service - Newshour, US announces new oil sanctions on Iran immediately after Oman talks
Indirect talks between the US and Iran took place in Oman as the US seeks to curb Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. The talks were mainly procedural: was anything achieved? We hear from Iran nuclear expert Professor Sina Azodi, Director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Washington University. Also in the programme: a deadly suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad; the EU orders TikTok to redesign its '…
Trump targets Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ with new sanctions on Tehran oil network
The United States announced a new package of sanctions Friday aimed at crippling Iran’s covert oil-export infrastructure known as the “shadow fleet.” The Trump administration’s push to squeeze Iran economically comes just hours after negotiations between Washington and Tehran wrapped up in Oman. An envoy representing President Donald Trump, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, met with Iran’s foreign minister Ab…
The United States has imposed new oil sanctions on Iran. The move by President Donald Trump's administration comes shortly after the conclusion of key U.S.-Iranian talks in Muscat, Oman, where delegations from both sides, led by Omani negotiators, discussed Iran's nuclear program.
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