politics
febrero 5, 2026
Иран задержал два танкера с более чем миллионом литров контрабандного топлива
Корпус стражей Исламской революции Ирана задержал в Персидском заливе два судна, перевозивших более 1 млн литров контрабандного топлива, сообщает агентство Reuters
TL;DR
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two ships in the Persian Gulf carrying over 1 million liters of smuggled fuel.
- Fifteen foreign crew members were apprehended and handed over to judicial authorities.
- This is not the first fuel smuggling incident in recent weeks; a previous seizure involved a tanker with 4 million liters of fuel and 16 crew members.
- Fuel smuggling from Iran is driven by significant price differences between domestic subsidized fuel and international market prices.
- Iranian officials estimate annual losses from smuggled fuel range from $1 to $3 billion.
- Malaysia recently detained two tankers for illegal oil transshipment, but they were later released after paying fines.
- A US Treasury report indicates that proceeds from smuggled sanctioned oil finance Iran's weapons programs and regional group support.
- A significant portion of Iranian oil is sold at discounted prices to small independent refineries in China.