Event Brief
As U.S. blockades Iran, its oil still flows ship to ship
Filed: May 09, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Summary: Experts say covert ship-to-ship transfers help obscure the origins of Iranian oil after U.S. blockade measures.
WHO: Experts
WHAT: Covert ship-to-ship transfers used to obscure origins of Iranian oil
WHEN: May 07, 2026 at 9:49 AM ET
WHERE: Gulf of Oman
WHY: The transfers are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports before the blockade was imposed.
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