OFAC sanctions 30 vessels which linked Iranian oil trade

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a UAE-based Indian national who owns multiple shipping companies operating a shadow fleet of nearly 30 vessels linked to Iranian oil trade. According to OFAC, many of these ships are part of Iran’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’ and have been involved in transporting Iranian oil for the […]

US issued Iran related sanctions against China

United States imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the UAE and China. The US accuses these entities being part of an Iranian weapons procurement network. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on six entities and two individuals in action taken in coordination with the Department of Justice, accusing them of responsibility for procurement […]

US targets Iranian oil network

The US announced that it has placed some companies that purchase, process and transport Iranian oil on the sanctions list. According to the US Treasury Department, a China-based ‘teapot’ oil refinery that buys and processes hundreds of billions of dollars worth of crude oil from Iran and its top executive have been added to the […]

Iranian Petroleum Minister is in sanctioned people list

The US Treasury Secretary, in announcing sanctions on Iran, said that Iran continues to use revenues from its vast oil resources to ‘advance its narrow and alarming interests’. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it sanctioned the Iranian petroleum minister: “The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating Iran’s […]

US sanctions Foxtrot Network

The United States announced they are sanctioning the Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization, and its fugitive leader, Rawa Majid. The Foxtrot Network is a notorious criminal gang based in Sweden and a prominent drug trafficking organization in the region. The group is involved in arms trafficking and contributes to rising violence in Northern Europe, […]

US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s shadow fleet

The US administration imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and vessels in various countries for intermediating in the sale and transport of Iranian oil-related products. In a statement made by the US Treasury Department, it was reported that additional sanctions were imposed on Iran’s shadow fleet as part of the ‘maximum pressure campaign’. It […]

US imposes sanctions on international network shipping Iranian oil to China

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on an international network, alleging that it has facilitated the shipment of Iranian oil to China. The sanctions target entities and individuals in China, India and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several vessels. The network has facilitated the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian […]

Tehran says they are ready to sit for talks on removal of sanctions

Tehran is prepared to start sanctions-lifting negotiations if other parties show readiness, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs said. Kazem Gharibabadi’s remarks follow President Donald Trump’s Monday speech, where he referenced Iran’s oil revenue, potentially hinting at a continuation of a maximum pressure policy in his new term. Speaking to reporters the […]

Trump may target Iraq’s oil sector to counter Iranian influence

US President-elect Donald Trump’s planned maximum sanctions against Iran could extend to neighbouring Iraq, targeting OPEC’s second largest crude oil producer and a known hotbed of oil smuggling, according to three sources familiar with the talks. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the imposition of secondary sanctions on Baghdad, similar to the US sanctions on […]