JUST IN: US State Department, Treasury launch new sanctions vs Iran's illicit oil trade - first step of new maximum pressure campaign vs Iran
Per spox Tammy Bruce, State is designating 16 entities and vessels, while State & Treasury are sanctioning another 22 people, 13 vessels
Per spox Tammy Bruce, State is designating 16 entities and vessels, while State & Treasury are sanctioning another 22 people, 13 vessels
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"It has shipped tens of millions of barrels of crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars"
Targets include oil brokers in the UAE and Hong Kong, Seychelles-based shell companies, India, and vessels flagged in Barbados, Liberia, Panama, and the Cook Islands