Illicit Iranian Oil Shipment Shut Down at Sea An Iranian-flagged oil tanker / Getty Images
December 22, 2020 2:40 PM
An international shipping company shut down an illicit transfer of Iranian crude oil, denying the regime much-needed revenue as it works to skirt international sanctions, according to information obtained by the
Washington Free Beacon.
Iran is believed to have loaded a tanker with petroleum products from its Tombak Port before sending it to perform a ship-to-ship transfer with a Danish vessel operated by Celsius Shipping, which is partnered with the Singapore-based Maersk Tankers. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a watchdog group that monitors Tehran s movements at sea, alerted Celsius and its partner mid-transfer that the other vessel, the