An investigation by CBS News has revealed that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and is known as “dark fleet” to transfer oil from ship to ship in the middle of the sea, using it using American restrictions.
Over the years, the US has implemented huge sanctions on Iranian industries, including attempts to prevent tankers used to move Iranian oil to China, which can help in funds Iranian nuclear development programOn Wednesday, the Treasury Department imposed additional restrictions, which Washington called its kind of its kind since 2018.
Recently, a CBS News Crew from Singapore saw one of the world’s busiest shipping ports to go to a distance of more than 80 miles in international waters, to see how “dark fleet” operates.
Former US Navy official Charlie Brown said, “As long as the supply is supplied, this concessional oil will be demanded,” former US Navy official Charlie Brown said, who is now a senior advisor to the United Agained Against Nuclear Iran, who is advising the US government.
Supply is Iran, demand is China, and it is mutually beneficial relationship, which has long angered the United States, playing outside the Malaysia coast in the Riyau Islands, which is the area -shaped area of New York City.
“This ‘dark fleet’ parking is Central,” Brown said, which has been monitoring “dark fleet” over the years.
He described a ship, Tifani as a “famous ‘dark fleet’ tanker, which has always been out of here regularly.”
Tankers, oil -filled, from the Persian Gulf to the Riyau Islands via the Strait of Malacca. There, they move the ships tied to China to crude, which buys 90% of Iran’s oil.
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During the visit of the CBS News Crew, four ships-to-shifts were being transformed in a plain vision.
These “dark fleet” tankers – all closed with their transponders – do not want to clearly identify.
Brown said, “Both ships have a net or something, a tarp, deployed on the stern, covers the name and identity number – this is a clear misleading exercise.”
Further analysis showed that a ship was an elusive staller Oracle, which was filled with Iranian oil. It was placed in the list of US sanctions in May.
Close, another ship-to-ship transfer was going on involving Alps-its real name was not filled with crude which was also approved in May. The received vessel Eon, which is not in any list, was caught in the Act – a new ban violations.
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Last year, according to a Congress report, this trade generated $ 70 billion for Iran, which leads the regime and its nuclear weapons program. The Trump administration has imposed several rounds of restrictions on this trade this year, but it is having very little impact. China does not recognize unilateral American sanctions on Iran and states that its trade with Iran is valid.
By the end of the day, 12 ship-to-ship transfer was recorded in the Riyau Islands-an unprecedented number and a clear indication Iran and China are only increasing this illegal activity.
