US widens pressure on Iran's shadow oil trade with China via sweeping sanctions
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The U.S. Treasury imposed broad sanctions on 40 shipping firms and vessels and a Chinese refinery to disrupt Iran’s shadow fleet, targeting crude shipments flowing to China and following recent vessel seizures, as Washington seeks to choke Tehran’s revenue and curb its regional influence amid tense U.S.–China dynamics.
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- US sanctions China’s ‘teapot’ refinery for buying Iranian oil Al Jazeera
- U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet The New York Times
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