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Iran Expands Its Use of Fraudulent Ship Registries to Evade Sanctions

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Nearly 300 Iranian-linked ships have been tracked using fraudulent ship registries over the past 90 days to evade sanctions, an issue that prompted an OFAC alert alongside sanctions imposed on key enablers and companies.

Earlier coverage

Earlier coverage on GreyNews

  1. Can Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin give Donald Trump the Iran exit he needs?Nov 9, 2026 · South China Morning Post
  2. Italian-made facsimile of Shahnameh presented to IranNov 9, 2026 · Tehran Times
  3. Water heritage links ancestral wisdom to Iran’s sustainable future: officialNov 9, 2026 · Tehran Times
  4. Yerevan hosting Iran-Armenia joint economic committee meetingNov 9, 2026 · Tehran Times
  5. Erdogan says he conveyed Turkiye’s concerns on potential attacks on Iran to TrumpNov 9, 2026 · Arab News

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