How sanctioned Iranian oil navigates through a dark and twisted supply chain to China

"When a sanctioned suezmax tanker offloaded its cargo of oil at China’s port of Tianjin, it was the end of an odyssey from Iran that included three transfers and four vessels... This story provides a detailed account, with information from Kpler and advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and publicly available information published by the US Treasury Department, of how Tehran’s oil makes its way to China. The cargo offloaded from the Ohar started where most Iranian cargoes begin: Kharg Island."