Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
Sanctioned tankers are allegedly disguising Iranian oil shipments as Iraqi cargo while Trump doubles down on the naval blockade to squeeze Tehran.
Last updated: 2026-04-30 01:49:10 ET
Sanctioned tankers are allegedly disguising Iranian oil shipments as Iraqi cargo while Trump doubles down on the naval blockade to squeeze Tehran.
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Trump's post shows the U.S. ratcheting up tensions with Iran over the strait, which has been largely choked off to oil tanker traffic since the war be...
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