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NEWS: OFAC sanctions network shipping oil from Iran to China, generating ‘hundreds of millions’ for regime

IRAN SANCTIONS: File photo shows U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025.

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned an international network that ships millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil to China on behalf of Iran’s armed forces.

OFAC said this network operates across multiple jurisdictions, including China, India, and the United Arab Emirates, and involves several shipping companies and vessels.

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