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US considers easing sanctions on shadow fleet vessels to cut freight rates, official says

by | Oct 15, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, (photo credit: REUTERS/JON NAZCA)
The new talks center on the United States potentially allowing “legal oil” to flow on previously sanctioned vessels, the US official said.

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