Crippling US sanctions, reimposed following Washington’s 2018 withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal, goal Iranian oil and petrochemical gross sales in a bid to scale back Iran’s power exports.
The vessel had been loaded with 145,000 tonnes of crude oil in Basra, Iraq and was destined for Aliaga in Turkey by way of the Suez Canal.
British maritime danger firm Ambrey this week mentioned the lately renamed tanker was beforehand prosecuted and fined for carrying sanctioned Iranian oil, which was confiscated by US authorities.
In September, the USA mentioned it had a number of months earlier seized the Suez Rajan and its cargo of 980,000 barrels of crude oil.
The US Division of Justice mentioned on the time that the oil on the Greek-managed tanker was allegedly being bought by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to China.
The Gulf of Oman, a key route for the oil trade that separates Oman and Iran, has witnessed a collection of hijackings and assaults through the years, typically involving Iran.
Delivery within the resource-rich area can be on heightened alert following weeks of drone and missile assaults within the Purple Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
