Event Brief
US sanctions Chinese refinery, shadow fleet tankers
Filed: Apr 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Summary: The OFAC sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of Iran-linked shadow fleet vessels.
WHO: OFAC
WHAT: sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of Iran-linked shadow fleet vessels
WHEN: Apr 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM ET
WHERE: United States
WHY: Part of a maximum pressure campaign on Tehran.
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