China Finds A Way To Violate U.S. Sanctions On Iran

Refined products such as fuel oil were not covered by the temporary waivers granted on sanctions reintroduced last November. Photo: Reuters

SCMP/Reuters: Iranian fuel oil shipped in violation of US sanctions is unloaded in China, tracking data shows

* It was previously reported that some oil had evaded sanctions on petroleum exports by using ship-to-ship transfers involving four ships
* The unloading comes after US upped moves to choke off Iran’s oil exports by scrapping waivers granted to big buyers including China

A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of US sanctions has unloaded the cargo into storage tanks near the Chinese city of Zhoushan, according to ship tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon.

The discharging of the nearly 130,000 tonnes of Iranian fuel oil on board the tanker Marshal Z, confirmed by a representative of the oil storage terminal, marks the end of an odyssey for the cargo that began four months ago.

Reuters reported on March 20 that some Iranian fuel oil had managed to evade the United States’ sanctions on petroleum exports by using ship-to-ship transfers involving four different ships, including the Marshal Z, and by using forged documents that masked the cargoes as originating from Iraq.

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WNU Editor: The White House was predicting this last month .... No wind-down for China on stopping its Iran oil buys: Trump officials (Reuters). As for the present, it should surprise no one that the Iranian foreign minister is travelling to China tomorrow .... Iran top diplomat to visit China on Friday: state media (France 24).