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US Sanctions Iran Shadow Fleet and Vows to Target Oil Enablers
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Moneycontrol•09-10-2026, 03:42
US Sanctions Iran Shadow Fleet and Vows to Target Oil Enablers
- •The United States imposed fresh sanctions on 17 vessels and a network of front companies accused of helping Iran transport crude oil and petroleum products.
- •Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Operation Economic Outcast aims to starve Tehran of the funds it uses to wage regional conflicts.
- •The targeted shadow fleet network has transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude, liquefied petroleum gas, and petrochemicals to markets in South and East Asia.
- •The Trump administration continues its maximum pressure campaign, warning that no enabler of Iranian sanctions evasion is safe from US financial restrictions.
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The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed fresh sanctions on 17 vessels and a network of companies accused of helping Iran transport crude oil, petroleum, and petrochemical products in violation of US restrictions.
Operation Economic Outcast is a Trump administration campaign designed to choke off the Iranian regime's financial lifelines, starve Tehran of money used to wage war, and target facilitators of its oil sales.
According to the US Treasury Department, the 17 sanctioned vessels transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude, petroleum, and petrochemical products to various markets in South and East Asia.
