US sanctions fifteen entities and fourteen vessels for illicit Iranian oil trade
The United States has sanctioned fifteen entities and fourteen vessels for illicit Iranian oil trade. These measures target the shadow fleet moving petroleum.
The US 
US State Department announced a coordinated enforcement action on February 6, 2026, imposing sanctions on 15 entities and 14 shadow fleet vessels for their involvement in the illicit trade in Iranian 
IR petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemical products. This measure targets actors that the US US identifies as facilitating sanctioned Iranian IR oil-related trade and imposes listed restrictions on those actors. This step is framed as a coordinated US US enforcement step aimed at disrupting networks used to move Iranian IR oil and petrochemical goods outside authorized channels.
US State Department announced a coordinated enforcement action on February 6, 2026, imposing sanctions on 15 entities and 14 shadow fleet vessels for their involvement in the illicit trade in Iranian IR petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemical products. This measure targets actors that the US US identifies as facilitating sanctioned Iranian IR oil-related trade and imposes listed restrictions on those actors. This step is framed as a coordinated US US enforcement step aimed at disrupting networks used to move Iranian IR oil and petrochemical goods outside authorized channels.
