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US imposes sanctions on Omani oil broker and VLCC for Iranian oil smuggling
The US Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on an Omani oil trader and a crude oil tanker accused of supporting…
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US probe finds Iranian drone attacked Zodiac Maritime-operated tanker
An investigation led by the US Central Command has concluded that Iran was responsible for the deadly attack on the…
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Iran blamed for drone attack on Zodiac tanker
Iran is the main suspect in the drone attack on the Zodiac Maritime-operated product tanker off the coast of Oman…
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Iran’s new oil terminal located south of the Strait of Hormuz is now operational
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani told citizens last night in a televised address that the nation’s first oil terminal in the…
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Israel probes possible missile attack on former Zodiac Maritime boxship
A fire broke out on Saturday aboard a containership formerly owned by Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime as it sailed in…
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Iran claims US will lift oil and shipping sanctions as nuclear talks press ahead
The US government has agreed to lift all oil and shipping sanctions during discussions to revive the nuclear agreement with…
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Iran frees Korean chemical tanker
Iran has finally released the , a South Korean tanker and its captain today. The ship had been detained since…
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Iran shifts oil exports to the Gulf of Oman
In a massive strategic shift for its oil exports, Iran is to funnel much of its crude via a new…
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Iranian boxship refloated off Batam
In a delicate operation involving many vessels, the Iranian boxship was refloated today. The ship has been stuck in the…
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Iran allows crew of detained Korean tanker to head home
Iran has agreed to allow all bar one of the crew of the South Korean tanker to head home. The…
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Indonesia seizes two tankers conducting Iranian oil transfer
Indonesia’s coast guard arrested the Iranian-flagged Horse and the Panamanian-flagged Freya tankers on Sunday over suspected illegal fuel transfers. The…
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US imposes further sanctions on Iranian shipping entities
The US State Department has added seven entities and two individuals, including subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping…
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IRISL hit by further US sanctions
The United States has blacklisted 17 companies and one individual in connection with Iran’s metals industry in the latest round…
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Korean naval forces arrive as tanker shipping faces up to the threat of more Iranian seizures
Korean naval forces have arrived near the Strait of Hormuz as dialogue gets underway to free the and its 20…
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Korean tanker seized by Iranian forces
The South Korean-flagged handysize tanker was seized on Monday morning by Iranian forces while it transited the Strait of Hormuz.…
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Iranian shipping companies blacklisted in latest US sanctions
The US has imposed a new round of sanctions against Iran, blacklisting a foundation controlled by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali…
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Singaporean shipbroking firm added to Washington’s blacklist over ties to Iran
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has blacklisted an Indian national and the Singaporean…
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NITC targeted in latest US sanctions against Iran
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against the Iranian oil sector including the oil ministry, oil minister, and the…
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US blacklists Chinese companies for dealing with IRISL
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities for dealings with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in the…
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US blacklists another 11 companies for facilitating Iranian petrochemical shipments
The US government has added another 11 companies to its sanctions blacklist for allegedly facilitating Iranian exports of petrochemical products…
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