US DOJ Targets Iranian Oil Smuggling Network
TL;DR
The US has charged nine individuals with participating in a scheme to smuggle Iranian oil to China, in violation of US sanctions. The defendants are accused of operating a network of front companies to conceal the origin of the oil and evade sanctions, with the scheme allegedly involving the use of forged documents and deceptive shipping practices.
- US charges nine over Iranian oil smuggling Financial Times
- US unveils charges, seizures linked to Iranian oil network Reuters
- Illicit Iranian programs targeted by sanctions and criminal charges, US says CNN
- US moves to seize more than 500000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked The Associated Press
- DOJ Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guard Members in Oil Trafficking Cases The Wall Street Journal
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