US Sanctions 17 Tankers Linked to Iran’s Shadow Fleet Network
The Treasury said the Iranian regime is ‘running out of options’ to stabilize the country's economy due to increased economic pressure.
The U.S. government has imposed new sanctions on 17 tankers in Iran’s shadow fleet, aiming to increase economic pressure on Tehran. These sanctions target ships involved in transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum, and petrochemical products. The Treasury Department stated these measures will neutralize the majority of the regime’s remaining shadow fleet.
- New U.S. sanctions target 17 tankers in Iran’s shadow fleet.
- The sanctions are part of Washington’s ongoing economic pressure campaign against Tehran.
- The designated ships were responsible for transporting millions of barrels of Iranian oil and petrochemical products.
- These sanctions aim to neutralize the vast majority of the remaining shadow fleet.
- The action is an expansion of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast.
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