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#Oil Sanctions

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A hand in a suit sleeve turning a large industrial oil-pipeline valve to the closed position on an export jetty, a laden supertanker and the Strait of Hormuz behind at dusk.

Jul 8, 2026 • 9 min read

Trump Gave Iran an Oil License, Then Killed It in 15 Days

On June 22, the US Treasury quietly made buying Iranian crude legal through August 21. Fifteen days later it revoked the license. The paperwork tells a colder story than the ceasefire headlines: the deal was a supply valve, opened to crush a wartime oil premium and shut the moment the price fell.

#Iran #Oil Sanctions #OFAC

A massive crude oil supertanker dead in the water at dusk in the Indian Ocean, illuminated by the spotlight of a US Navy destroyer alongside it, a helicopter hovering above with an armed boarding party rappelling down, distant horizon showing silhouettes of three other tankers continuing their voyage unbothered, photojournalistic war photography style with available light

Apr 27, 2026 • 10 min read

38 Tankers Turned. Iran Loaded 4.6 Million Barrels.

The US Navy boarded a supertanker 2,000 miles from Hormuz this week. It also turned back dozens of vessels at Iranian ports. Then independent tracking data showed Iran loaded at least 4.6 million barrels of crude in recent days. The blockade went global. The barrels are still moving.

#Iran War #Strait of Hormuz #Shadow Fleet