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11.12.25 - 15:21
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Dark-Fleet Tanker At Epicenter Of Iran′s Shadow Oil Trade Seized By U.S. Commandos (ZeroHedge)
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Dark-Fleet Tanker At Epicenter Of Iran's Shadow Oil Trade Seized By U.S. Commandos
Welcome to Monroe Doctrine 2.0 - a revival of gunboat diplomacy - where U.S. forces just carried out an exceptionally rare move: seizing a massive dark-fleet tanker off Venezuela, long known as a key tanker for Iran's shadow oil trade.
Maritime tracker MarineTraffic shows that the vessel commandeered by a U.S. special operations team, which rappelled onto the tanker's deck from a Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday (watch here), is the VLCC Skipper, carrying a million barrels of crude.
Here's more from MarineTraffic:
U.S. forces seize tanker linked to covert Venezuelan crude shipment
U.S. forces have seized an oil #tanker believed to be the VLCC Skipper, after satellite imagery showed she secretly loading 1.1 million barrels of sanctioned Merey crude at Venezuela's José Terminal. The vessel had been transmitting falsified AIS positions during the operation, a tactic increasingly used by "dark fleet&quo...
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29.11.25 - 14:06
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Iran: Kein billiges Benzin mehr für Vielfahrer (DW)
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Im Iran verdoppelt sich für Vielverbraucher der Benzinpreis. Die Regierung mit leeren Kassen will den Verbrauch und den Benzinschmuggel unter Kontrolle bringen und riskiert neue Proteste....
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16.10.25 - 14:06
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Iraq Sets Deadline To End Dependence On Iranian Gas, Under US Pressure (ZeroHedge)
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Iraq Sets Deadline To End Dependence On Iranian Gas, Under US Pressure
Via The Cradle
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he aims to end Iraq's $4-billion dependence on Iranian gas by early 2028, outlining a plan to recover flared gas and attract foreign investment during an interview with CNBC published Tuesday.
"We developed a clear vision to address this structural imbalance that affects our ability to generate and produce electricity and provide it to citizens," Sudani told CNBC's Dan Murphy in Baghdad.
Via AFP
He said Iraq had signed investment deals with TotalEnergies, Chinese, and Emirati companies to capture and process gas currently burned off at oil sites. "For the first time in Iraq's history, there is a clear plan and daily action to resolve this issue, with a deadline of early 2028 set for zero gas flaring," Sudani said.
Gas supplied by Iran powers around one-third of Iraq's electricity, yet years of neglect, graft, and inadequate investment...
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