UANI Commends U.S. Treasury for Sanctioning Four Ghost Fleet Vessels

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chief of Staff Claire Jungman issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two companies and their associated vessels for complicity in supporting U.S.-sanctioned Iran trade. The entities are Hong Kong-based Cielo Maritime Limited and its vessel MEHLE (IMO: 9191711), and UAE-based Global Tech Marine Services Inc. and its vessels SINCERE 02 (IMO: 9226011), MOLECULE (IMO: 9209300) and FORTUNE GALAXY (IMO: 9257010). Each of the vessels – now blocked assets – has transported Iranian commodities in support of Sa’id al-Jamal, a financial facilitator for both the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and Iran-backed Houthi militant group.

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"Attention began focusing on the Suez Rajan in February 2022, when the group United Against Nuclear Iran said it suspected the tanker carried oil f

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After over 500 Iranians were

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"A year-long cargo dispute ultimately saw the US Justice Department seize 1m barrels of Iranian crude on the ship.

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"Speaking to POLITICO, Mark Wallace, former American ambassador to the U.N.

UANI Condemns Iran’s Hijacking Of ST NIKOLAS

On Thursday, masked men from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy (IRIN) hijacked a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker ST NIKOLAS, which last year was subject to a U.S. court-ordered seizure for transporting crude oil for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in violation of U.S. sanctions. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) first revealed the illicit transfers by the ST NIKOLAS, which was then operating under the name SUEZ RAJAN. UANI’s work resulted in the first-ever U.S. criminal resolution involving a company that facilitated the illicit sale and transport of Iranian oil. The ST NIKOLAS is a vessel under the supervision of the U.S. Justice Department.

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"The Oceania made headlines once more in March 2023, when Euronav said it was investigating claims put forward by United Against Nuclear Iran, a US

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"'These findings show Iran is clearly trying to develop the precision of Hamas’ arsenal, using the model it employed with respect to Hezbollah,' sa