Near Singapore, thousands of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, ship-to-ship transfers of Iranian oil have continued during the Middle East war, helping Tehran evade sanctions and maintain trade with China.
Nearly 400 tankers are sanctioned by the United States, the European Union or Britain for their activities related to Iran -- which is now facing off against the United States during a tense ceasefire.
kAm%96 286:?8 G6DD6=D E92E >2<6 FA xC2?VD Q89@DE 7=66EQ @A6C2E6 4=2?56DE:?6=J[ 6IA=@:E:?8 @A2BF6 @H?6CD9:A DECF4EFC6D[ 72=D6 7=28D[ 2 =24< @7 :?DFC2?46 2?5 >2?:AF=2E:@? @7 v!$ 52E2 E@ <66A 2 =@H AC@7:=6]k^Am
kAm$9:A\E@\D9:A W$%$X EC2?D76CD @? E96 9:89 D62D 2==@H E96> E@ Q=2F?56CQ 42C8@6D[ 5:D8F:D:?8 E96:C @C:8:?]k^Am
kAmp? 2C62 @77 |2=2JD:2 2?5 $:?82A@C6[ 23@FE `__ <:=@>6EC6D We_ >:=6DX D@FE962DE @7 E96 |2=2J !6?:?DF=2[ 92D 6>6C865 2D 2 DEC2E68:4 9F3 7@C >@G:?8 xC2?:2? 4CF56]k^Am
kAmt249 H66<[ 5@K6?D @7 EC2?D76CD 36EH66? E2?<6CD \\ ?@E @?=J xC2?:2? \\ 42? 36 D66? 7C@> E96 2:C[ 2? pu! 2?2=JD:D @7 D2E6==:E6 :>286CJ 7@F?5]k^Am
kAmQxEVD C62==J E96 >2:? 9F3[Q D2:5 p>:C w2?5;2?: @7 E96 &$\32D65 "F:?4J x?DE:EFE6 7@C #6DA@?D:3=6 $E2E64C27E] w6 56D4C:365 E96 $%$ D:EF2E:@? E96C6 2D QE@E2= 2?2C49JQ]k^Am
kAm%96D6 EC2?D76CD 92G6 4@?E:?F65 5FC:?8 E96 H2C[ 56DA:E6 2 E6>A@C2CJ 62D:?8 @7 &$ D2?4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm~? |2C49 a_[ (2D9:?8E@? 2FE9@C:D65 E96 D2=6 @7 xC2?:2? @:= 2=C625J DE@C65 @? G6DD6=D 367@C6 E92E 52E6] %96 2FE9@C:D2E:@? :D 5F6 E@ 6IA:C6 @? pAC:= `h]k^Am
kAmqFE 72465 H:E9 Q4@?EC25:4E@CJ 24E:G:E:6DQ 3J E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D \\ 62D:?8 D2?4E:@?D E96? 3=@4<25:?8 xC2?:2? A@CED \\ Q:EVD D276C E@ <66A 6IA@CE:?8 xC2?:2? @:= FD:?8 D925@H G6DD6=D 2?5 E96? $%$ EC2?D76CD E92? :E :D E@ ECJ E@ 6IA@CE E92E @:= =68:E:>2E6=J[Q D2:5 t=:D236E9 qC2H[ 2? 6IA6CE 2E E96 pE=2?E:4 r@F?4:=]k^Am
k9am\ s6DE:?2E:@? r9:?2 \k^9am
kAmxC2?:2? E2?<6CD =62G6 E96 vF=7 G:2 E96 $EC2:E @7 w@C>FK 92G:?8 =@2565 H:E9 4CF56[ FDF2==J 2E xC2?VD DEC2E68:4 z92C8 xD=2?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2?2=JD:D @7 D6G6C2= >2C:E:>6 EC24<:?8 A=2E7@C>D]k^Am
kAm%96J E96? D<:CE E96 x?5:2? DF34@?E:?6?E 2?5 A2DD E9C@F89 E96 $EC2:E @7 |2=2442 E@ $:?82A@C6 @? 2 EH@\ E@ E9C66\H66< ;@FC?6J[ 367@C6 2?49@C:?8 2?5 H2:E:?8 7@C 2?@E96C E2?<6C E@ E2<6 E96:C 42C8@]k^Am
kAm$:?46 |2C49 `[ 2E =62DE bf xC2?\=:?<65 E2?<6CD 92G6 EC2?D76CC65 E96:C 42C8@ 2E D62 :? E96 2C62[ 2>@F?E:?8 E@ 2E =62DE ea]b >:==:@? 32CC6=D @7 4CF56[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 7C@> >2C:E:>6 EC24<:?8 7:C> zA=6C 2?2=JD65 3J pu!]k^Am
kAm(96? DA64:7:65[ E96 7:?2= 56DE:?2E:@?D @7 E96D6 42C8@6D H6C6 A@CED :? r9:?2VD ?@CE96C? AC@G:?46D @7 $92?5@?8[ {:2@?:?8 2?5 y:2?8DF]k^Am
kAm|@DE @7 E96 G6DD6=D =67E E96 vF=7 367@C6 H2C 3C@<6 @FE @? u63CF2CJ ag[ 3FE 2E =62DE D:I xC2?:2? E2?<6CD \\ 2>@?8 ae E92E 92G6 4C@DD65 E96 $EC2:E @7 w@C>FK 5FC:?8 E96 4@?7=:4E \\ 92G6 EC2?D76CC65 E96:C 42C8@6D WE@E2==:?8 `_ >:==:@? 32CC6=DX :? C646?E H66<D ?62C $:?82A@C6]k^Am
kAm%96 $:=G:2 ` =@2565 @?6 >:==:@? 32CC6=D 2E z92C8 :? u63CF2CJ[ A2DD65 E9C@F89 E96 $EC2:E @7 w@C>FK @? |2C49 b[ 2CC:G65 :? E96 $:?82A@C6 2C62 @? |2C49 a`[ 2?5 EC2?D76CC65 :ED 42C8@ 2C@F?5 |2C49 ad E@ E96 *F8]k^Am
kAm%96 *F8 E96? E@@< @? E96 42C8@ @7 2 D64@?5 xC2?:2? E2?<6C[ E96 $62DE2C xxx[ @? pAC:= b]k^Am
kAm%96 56DE:?2E:@? @7 E96 *F8 :D F?<?@H?[ 3FE E96 r@>@C@D\7=28865 E2?<6C :D 244FDE@>65 E@ $%$ EC2?D76CD 2?5 86?6C2==J 56=:G6CD :ED 42C8@6D E@ A@CED :? $92?5@?8[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 4@>A:=65 3J zA=6C 2?5 E96 }v~ v=@32= u:D9:?8 (2E49]k^Am
k9am\ xC2?:2? @:= DE@C65 2E D62 \k^9am
kAm%H@ @E96C 42C8@6D E92E =67E E96 vF=7 @? E96 w:=52 x 2?5 E96 p>36C H6C6 EC2?D76CC65 E@ @E96C E2?<6CD ?62C $:?82A@C6 2E E96 6?5 @7 |2C49[ 2?5 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 2CC:G6 2E E96 A@CED @7 *2?E2: W$92?5@?8X 2?5 {:2?JF?82?8 Wy:2?8DFX @? %9FCD52J 2?5 uC:52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ zA=6C]k^Am
kAmr2C8@6D D@>6E:>6D F?56C8@ D6G6C2= $%$ EC2?D76CD]k^Am
kAm%96 42C8@ @7 E96 p>36C WEH@ >:==:@? 32CC6=DX EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 |65?2 @? |2C49 b`[ E96? E@ E96 $E2C !:?6 @? pAC:= c[ 367@C6 9625:?8 7@C r9:?2]k^Am
kAmzA=6C 42??@E C6=J @? D9:ADV 2FE@>2E:4 :56?E:7:42E:@? DJDE6>D Wpx$X EC2?DA@?56C D:8?2=D[ H9:49 2C6 DH:E4965 @77 2E <6J >@>6?ED[ E@ 6DE:>2E6 42C8@6D 2?5 :56?E:7J EC2?D76CD H:E9:? E9:D D925@H 7=66E]k^Am
kAmx?DE625[ E96 4@>A2?J FD6D 2=8@C:E9>D 4@>A2C:?8 D9:ADV px$ D:8?2=D H:E9 A2DE C@FE6D 2?5 2?2=JD:?8 E96:C 5C2F89E[ H9:49 42? :?5:42E6 H96? 42C8@ 92D 366? @77=@2565]k^Am
kAm$%$ EC2?D76CD 2C6 =:<6=J E@ E9C:G6 5F6 E@ E96 &$ 3=@4<256 @7 xC2?:2? A@CED E92E DE2CE65 @? |@?52J[ 6DA64:2==J 2D QE96C6VD 2 =@E @7 xC2?:2? @:= DE:== @? E96 H2E6C 2D 7=@2E:?8 DE@C286[Q }2G66? s2D[ 2? 2?2=JDE 2E zA=6C[ E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAm;29\4=\=2>^;HA^C=A^;93k^Am
