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LATEST: US sanctions Iran ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers

A view shows Panama-flagged vessel "Eventin" off the shore of Sassnitz, Germany, April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Tobias Schlie

By Timothy Gardner and Doina Chiacu

THE U.S. has imposed sanctions on 29 vessels and their management firms as Washington targeted the Iran “shadow fleet”, which it says exports Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.

The targeted vessels and companies have transported hundreds of millions of dollars of the products through deceptive shipping practices, the U.S. Treasury said.

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