Iran sanctions
- Air Cargo
US moves to confiscate Venezuelan 747 cargo jet with Iran ties
The U.S. is enforcing sanctions against Iran and Venezuela through seizure action on a 747 cargo jet.
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Hormuz tanker risk rises after US seizes Iranian cargoes
Will Iran retaliate after America commandeers four Iranian gasoline shipments?
Read More » - Legal issues
Feds fine Amazon for selling to sanctioned countries
Amazon acknowledged in 2017 that it had reported apparent violations to U.S. Treasury.
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Will Venezuela sanctions spark another tanker spike?
More forgiving sanctions approach would avoid rate surge seen after COSCO sanctions.
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Inside the high-stakes world of clandestine crude shipping
An exclusive interview with Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com.
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Shipping faces continued fallout from US unilateralism
More tariff and sanction risks lie ahead for ocean shipping.
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US Treasury formalizes channel for continued humanitarian aid to Iran
The Swiss government will serve as the go-between to manage financial transactions involving medical and other exports to Iran and ensure Iranian sanctions are not…
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Why a downed airliner in Iran worries Canada’s soy farmers
One of few viable trade lanes between Canada and Iran could become collateral damage after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says surface-to-air missile likely brought…
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Trump threatens more economic sanctions against Iran
“As long as I’m president of the United States, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” President Trump said in a televised address to the…
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