US Denies China Cheap Iranian Oil With Tanker Capture

Briana Lupea

An oil tanker detained by U.S. forces on Tuesday was fully laden with nearly 2 million barrels of Iranian crude bound for China, according to analysts monitoring Iran’s illicit energy trade. The Tifani was flying the flag of Botswana when it was boarded in the open sea in the Indian Ocean, but both the U.S. Defense Department and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) listed the vessel as "stateless." It was the second Iran-linked ship to be seized by American forces since the start of

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