Today, the\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u202fState\u202fis\u202fsanctioning\u202fmultiple\u202fentities,\u202findividuals,\u202fand\u202fvessels\u202fto\u202fstem the flow of revenue that the regime\u202fin Tehran\u202fuses to support terrorism abroad\u202fand repress its\u202fcitizens.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
As part of this action, the Department of State is\u202fidentifying\u202f14\u202fshadow fleet\u202fvessels as property\u202fof entities involved in the transportation of Iranian petroleum, petroleum products,\u202fand petrochemical products.\u202f\u202fFurthermore, the Department of State is\u202fsanctioning\u202f15\u202fentities\u202fthat\u202fhave traded in Iranian-origin\u202fcrude oil, petroleum\u202fproducts,\u202for\u202fpetrochemical products, as well as\u202ftwo\u202fassociated individuals.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time and time again, the Iranian government has\u202fprioritized\u202fits\u202fdestabilizing behavior\u202fover the safety and security of its own citizens, as\u202fdemonstrated\u202fby the regime\u2019s mass murder of peaceful protestors.\u202fThe\u202fUnited States will continue to\u202fact\u202fagainst the network\u202fof\u202fshippers and traders\u202finvolved in the transport and acquisition of Iranian crude oil,\u202fpetroleum products, and petrochemical products, which\u202fconstitutes\u202fthe regime\u2019s primary source of income.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
All\u202fDepartment of State\u202ftargets are being\u202fsanctioned\u202fpursuant to\u202fExecutive Order (E.O.) 13846<\/a>, which authorizes and reimposes certain sanctions with respect to Iran.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n Taking \u202fAction\u202f Against\u202f Iran\u2019s Shadow Fleet\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n The Department of State is\u202fidentifying\u202fas blocked property\u202f14\u202fshadow fleet vessels involved in the transport of Iranian petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products.\u202f\u202fIran\u2019s exports of these energy commodities\u202fare enabled by a network of illicit shipping facilitators in multiple\u202fjurisdictions\u202fwho,\u00a0through obfuscation and deception,\u202fload\u202fand transport Iranian\u202fcommodities\u202fto buyers in third countries.\u202f\u202fVessels managed by\u202fcompanies\u202fnamed below\u202fhave moved millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil\u202fand play a key role in the Iranian export supply chain.\u202f\u202fThey have also regularly engaged in dark activity and other deceptive shipping practices, endangering other vessels and\u202flegitimate\u202ftrade flows.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n ALL WIN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT\u202fLIMITED\u202f(ALL WIN)\u202f is the commercial manager of\u202f VICSCENE\u202f (IMO: 9290775), a Barbados-flagged crude oil tanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin crude oil between March and April 2025.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n ALL WIN\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction\u202ffor the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of\u202fpetroleum or petroleum products\u202ffrom Iran.\u202f\u202fVICSCENE is being identified as property in which ALL WIN has an interest.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n MANARAT ALKHALEEJ MARINE\u202fSERVICES FZE\u202f(MANARAT ALKHALEEJ)\u202f is the\u202fUnited Arab Emirates-based\u202fcommercial manager of\u202f OCEAN\u00a0GUARDIAN\u00a0(IMO:\u202f9267948),\u00a0a Panama-flagged oil products tanker, which loaded petroleum products in\u202f Iran,\u202fbetween\u202fSeptember and October 2022, and\u202fAL SAFA\u202f(IMO: 9222649), a Panama-flagged\u202foil products tanker, which\u202fcollectively\u202fcompleted at least 30\u202fshipments originating\u202ffrom\u202fIran\u202fin 2025.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n MANARAT ALKHALEEJ is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.\u202f\u202fOCEAN GUARDIAN and AL SAFA are\u202fbeing identified as property in which MANARAT ALKHALEEJ has an interest.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTD (QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO) is the commercial manager of \u202fBENLAI\u202f (IMO:\u202f9312494), a\u202fBarbados-flagged crude oil tanker\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin crude oil on at least\u202fone\u202foccasion in 2025.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from\u00a0Iran.\u202f\u202fBENLAI\u202fis being identified as property in which QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n VICENS MARINE CO (VICENS)\u202fis the\u202fMarshall Islands-based\u202fregistered owner and commercial manager of\u202f AQUA LIVE\u202f (IMO:\u202f9282792), an Aruba\u202ffalse-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported\u202fIranian-origin petroleum.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n VICENS is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.\u202f\u202fAQUA LIVE is being identified as property in which VICENS has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n SHANGHAI QIZHANG SHIP MANAGEMENT CO., LTD (SHANGHAI QIZHANG)\u202fprovided commercial management for multiple vessels engaged in the transportation of Iranian-origin petrochemical products.\u202f\u202fYONGHENG OCEAN\u202f (IMO: 9234472) is a Barbados-flagged chemical\/oil products tanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin petrochemical products at least 5 times since July 2023.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n SHANGHAI QIZHANG is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection\u202f3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant\u202ftransaction for\u202fthe purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing\u202fof petrochemical products\u202ffrom Iran.\u202f\u202fYONGHENG OCEAN\u202fis\u202fbeing identified as property in which SHANGHAI QIZHANG has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n ELYSIAN HORIZON CORP\u202f(ELYSIAN)\u202fis the\u202fSeychelles-based\u202fregistered owner and commercial manager of\u202f ZEVS\u202f (IMO: 9168946), a Cameroon-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported\u202fIranian-origin petroleum\u202fon at least\u202fthree occasions between March and May 2025.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n ELYSIAN\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.\u202f\u202fZEVS is being identified as property in which ELYSIAN has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n FLUXUS MARINE INC (FLUXUS MARINE) is the\u202fKazakhstan-based\u202fcommercial manager of\u202f VETER \u202f(IMO:\u202f9233739), a Cameroon-flagged\u00a0crude oil tanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin crude oil on at least one occasion in 2025.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n FLUXUS MARINE\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii)\u202fof E.O. 13846\u202ffor knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.\u202f\u202fVETER\u202fis being identified as property in which FLUXUS MARINE has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE\u202f is the\u202fUnited Arab Emirates-based\u202fcommercial manager of\u202f RAYYAN GAS\u202f (IMO:\u202f9133109), a\u202fPalau-flagged\u202fliquified petroleum gas (LPG)\u202ftanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin ammonia\u202fon at least seven occasions in 2025, and\u202fPanama-flagged\u202fLPG\u202ftanker\u202fGAZ CRYSTAL\u202f (IMO:\u202f9318618).\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for\u202fthe purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of\u202fpetrochemical\u202fproducts from Iran.\u202f\u202fRAYYAN GAS\u202fand\u202fGAZ CRYSTAL\u202fare being identified as property in which\u202fMPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE\u202fhas an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n MHK SHIPPING CORP \u202fis the\u202fT\u00fcrkiye-based\u202fcommercial manager of\u202fFORTUNE GAS\u202f (IMO:\u202f9471123), a\u202fPanama-flagged LPG tanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin ammonia on at least 10 occasions in 2025,\u202fand\u202fPanama-flagged LPG tanker\u202fGAS RIVER\u202f (IMO:\u202f9369760).\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n MHK SHIPPING CORP\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for\u202fthe purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of\u202fpetrochemical\u202fproducts from\u202fIran.\u202f\u202fFORTUNE GAS\u202fand\u202fGAS RIVER\u202fare being identified as property in which MHK SHIPPING CORP has an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n MARS OCEANWAY INC (MARS OCEANWAY) is the\u202fT\u00fcrkiye-based\u202fcommercial manager\u202fand registered owner\u202fof \u202fWHITE SHARK\u202f (9155626), a San Marino-flagged LPG\u202ftanker,\u202fwhich transported Iranian-origin ammonia and LPG on at least\u202ffive\u202foccasions\u202fin 2025.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n MARS OCEANWAY\u202fis being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection\u202f3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran.\u202fWHITE SHARK\u202fis being identified as property in which\u202fMARS OCEANWAY\u202fhas an interest.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n ELEVATE MARINE MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED\u202f(ELEVATE) \u202fis the\u202fIndia-based\u202fcommercial manager of\u202f BENEDICT\u202f (IMO: 9293155), a\u202fCameroon-flagged\u202fcrude\u202foil tanker, which transported Iranian petroleum products on at least\u202fthree occasions between September and November 2025.\u202fAKASH ANANT SHINDE\u202f(SHINDE) \u202fis an Indian national and\u202fthe\u202fdirector of ELEVATE.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n ELEVATE is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.\u202f\u202fBENEDICT is being identified as property in which ELEVATE has an interest.\u202f\u202fSHINDE is\u00a0being\u202fblocked\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846\u202fas\u202fa\u202fprincipal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities of ELEVATE.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n Countering\u202fTraders\u202fof Iranian Petrochemicals\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n This action also includes\u202fsanctions against\u202ffour\u202fentities\u202fthat\u202fhave engaged in the transshipment, sale, and purchase of Iranian-origin\u202fpetrochemical\u202fproducts, as well as the manager of one of the companies.\u202f\u202fSimilar to\u202fIran\u2019s crude oil trade, petroleum\u202fand petrochemical\u202fproducts sales provide crucial revenue to the Iranian regime, which\u202fhas\u202fcontinued\u202fto prioritize funding terror organizations\u202fover\u202fits own people.\u202f\u202fToday\u2019s action targets those intermediaries, the\u202fbuyers\u202fand exporters\u202fof Iranian petrochemical\u202fproducts.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n DIAKO IC VE DIS TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI (DIAKO) \u202fis\u202fa T\u00fcrkiye-based\u202fpetrochemical\u202ftrader,\u202fwhich\u202fimported over $700,000 worth of Iranian-origin petrochemical products from multiple companies,\u202fincluding\u202fU.S.-designated \u202fSOFT AIR GENERAL TRADING<\/a>,\u202fbetween\u202fJanuary\u202f2024 and\u202fAugust\u202f2024.\u202fDIAKO is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly\u00a0engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n STAREX DIS TICARET KIMYA ANONIM SIRKETI\u202f(STAREX) \u202fis a\u202fT\u00fcrkiye-based petrochemical trader,\u202fwhich\u202fimported over $8 million worth of Iranian-origin petrochemical products from multiple companies\u202fbetween March 2024 and September 2024.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n STAREX is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n BAKHT AL AZHAR TRADING L.L.C\u202f(BAKHT) \u202fis a\u202fUnited Arab Emirates-based company,\u202fwhich\u202fexported over\u202f$1 million worth of Iranian-origin petrochemical products\u202fbetween March and September 2024.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n BAKHT is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n AMON K\u0130MYA VE MAK\u0130NA SANAY\u0130 VE T\u0130CARET L\u0130M\u0130TED S\u0130RKET\u0130 (AMON KIMYA) \u202fis a T\u00fcrkiye-based company that imported\u202fIranian-origin ammonia between March and September 2024,\u202fvalued at\u202fapproximately\u202f$400,000.\u202f\u202fAMON KIMYA has also imported Iranian-origin ammonia\u202ffrom\u202fthe\u202fU.S.-designated,\u202fIran-based\u202fLORDEGAN UREA FERTILIZER COMPANY<\/a>.\u202f\u202fMEHMET OZSUREN\u202f(MEHMET) \u202fis a Turkish national and manager of AMON KIMYA.\u202f\u202fMEHMET is also the\u202fmajority\u202fshareholder of AMON KIMYA.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n AMON KIMYA is being\u202fdesignated\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran.\u202fMEHMET is being blocked\u202fpursuant to\u202fsection 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of AMON KIMYA.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n As a result of today\u2019s sanctions-related actions, and in accordance with E.O. 13846, all property and interests in property of the designated\u202for otherwise blocked\u202fpersons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).\u202f Additionally, all entities and individuals that have ownership, either directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt.\u202f\u202fThese prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n The power and integrity of U.S. government sanctions derive not only from the U.S. government\u2019s ability to\u202fdesignate\u202fand add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law.\u202f\u202fThe\u202fultimate goal\u202fof sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n