Iran, China

U.S. officials act to block illicit Iranian oil trade with China
Iran is operating a ghost fleet to sell oil to China in violation of existing sanctions, which U.S. officials seek to stop with the help of new sanctions.
Iran-China Oil Flows Persist Despite U.S. Crackdown
Stranded Iranian cargoes have offloaded their crude at Shandong, the key import terminal for China’s independent refiners, after ship-to-ship transfers.
Iran using smaller ships to skirt sanctions in China oil trade
The shift is likely due to their ability to discharge oil at shallower Chinese berths. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sanctions tangling, not stopping China’s Iran oil trade
A Western media report has said that the newly intensified sanctions against Iran are not going to stop Iranian oil exports to China but they are just squeezing the trade.
US imposes sanctions on Iranian oil minister, shadow fleet
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and some Hong Kong-flagged vessels that are part of a shadow fleet that helps disguise Iranian oil shipments, the Treasury Department said.
US imposes sanctions Iran’s oil minister
By Newsbase MENA syndicate The United States has blacklisted Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, the latest in the series of sanctions on the country’s petroleum industry aimed at choking off Tehran’s revenue,
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China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast as tensions rise between Tehran and US
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Singapore shipping firm hit by US sanctions over Iran oil links
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Russia Switches to Crypto in Oil Trade
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