The $2.8 Billion Hole in U.S. Sanctions on Iran
A Times investigation reveals how lax government oversight allowed shadowy oil tankers, covered by American insurance, to fund Iran’s regime.
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A Times investigation reveals how lax government oversight allowed shadowy oil tankers, covered by American insurance, to fund Iran’s regime.
Last June, a rusting tanker named Sincere 02 picked up oil at an Iranian port and steamed across the Persian Gulf on its way to the United Arab Emirates.
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The New York Times tracked several oil tankers faking their locations while transporting Russian oil currently under Western sanctions, in an apparent effort to deceive their American insurer.
A sprawling network of maritime operations came to prominence soon after the invasion of Ukraine, helping Russia's oil exports continue substantially unscathed despite sanctions from the West.