Right now, the Division of State is sanctioning a number of entities, people, and vessels to stem the movement of income that the regime in Tehran makes use of to help terrorism overseas and repress its residents.
As a part of this motion, the Division of State is figuring out 14 shadow fleet vessels as property of entities concerned within the transportation of Iranian petroleum, petroleum merchandise, and petrochemical merchandise. Moreover, the Division of State is sanctioning 15 entities that have traded in Iranian-origin crude oil, petroleum merchandise, or petrochemical merchandise, in addition to two related people.
Time and time once more, the Iranian authorities has prioritized its destabilizing habits over the protection and safety of its personal residents, as demonstrated by the regime’s mass homicide of peaceable protestors. The United States will proceed to act in opposition to the community of shippers and merchants concerned within the transport and acquisition of Iranian crude oil, petroleum merchandise, and petrochemical merchandise, which constitutes the regime’s main supply of earnings.
All Division of State targets are being sanctioned pursuant to Govt Order (E.O.) 13846, which authorizes and reimposes sure sanctions with respect to Iran.
Taking Motion In opposition to Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The Division of State is figuring out as blocked property 14 shadow fleet vessels concerned within the transport of Iranian petroleum, petroleum merchandise, and petrochemical merchandise. Iran’s exports of those vitality commodities are enabled by a community of illicit delivery facilitators in a number of jurisdictions who, by way of obfuscation and deception, load and transport Iranian commodities to patrons in third international locations. Vessels managed by firms named under have moved tens of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil and play a key position within the Iranian export provide chain. They’ve additionally commonly engaged in darkish exercise and different misleading delivery practices, endangering different vessels and official commerce flows.
ALL WIN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ALL WIN) is the industrial supervisor of VICSCENE (IMO: 9290775), a Barbados-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported Iranian-origin crude oil between March and April 2025.
ALL WIN is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. VICSCENE is being recognized as property wherein ALL WIN has an curiosity.
MANARAT ALKHALEEJ MARINE SERVICES FZE (MANARAT ALKHALEEJ) is the United Arab Emirates-based industrial supervisor of OCEAN GUARDIAN (IMO: 9267948), a Panama-flagged oil merchandise tanker, which loaded petroleum merchandise in Iran, between September and October 2022, and AL SAFA (IMO: 9222649), a Panama-flagged oil merchandise tanker, which collectively accomplished a minimum of 30 shipments originating from Iran in 2025.
MANARAT ALKHALEEJ is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. OCEAN GUARDIAN and AL SAFA are being recognized as property wherein MANARAT ALKHALEEJ has an curiosity.
QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTD (QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO) is the industrial supervisor of BENLAI (IMO: 9312494), a Barbados-flagged crude oil tanker which transported Iranian-origin crude oil on a minimum of one event in 2025.
QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. BENLAI is being recognized as property wherein QINGDAO OCEAN KIMO has an curiosity.
VICENS MARINE CO (VICENS) is the Marshall Islands-based registered proprietor and industrial supervisor of AQUA LIVE (IMO: 9282792), an Aruba false-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported Iranian-origin petroleum.
VICENS is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. AQUA LIVE is being recognized as property wherein VICENS has an curiosity.
SHANGHAI QIZHANG SHIP MANAGEMENT CO., LTD (SHANGHAI QIZHANG) offered industrial administration for a number of vessels engaged within the transportation of Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise. YONGHENG OCEAN (IMO: 9234472) is a Barbados-flagged chemical/oil merchandise tanker, which transported Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise a minimum of 5 occasions since July 2023.
SHANGHAI QIZHANG is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran. YONGHENG OCEAN is being recognized as property wherein SHANGHAI QIZHANG has an curiosity.
ELYSIAN HORIZON CORP (ELYSIAN) is the Seychelles-based registered proprietor and industrial supervisor of ZEVS (IMO: 9168946), a Cameroon-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported Iranian-origin petroleum on a minimum of three events between March and Could 2025.
ELYSIAN is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. ZEVS is being recognized as property wherein ELYSIAN has an curiosity.
FLUXUS MARINE INC (FLUXUS MARINE) is the Kazakhstan-based industrial supervisor of VETER (IMO: 9233739), a Cameroon-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported Iranian-origin crude oil on a minimum of one event in 2025.
FLUXUS MARINE is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. VETER is being recognized as property wherein FLUXUS MARINE has an curiosity.
MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE is the United Arab Emirates-based industrial supervisor of RAYYAN GAS (IMO: 9133109), a Palau-flagged liquified petroleum fuel (LPG) tanker, which transported Iranian-origin ammonia on a minimum of seven events in 2025, and Panama-flagged LPG tanker GAZ CRYSTAL (IMO: 9318618).
MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran. RAYYAN GAS and GAZ CRYSTAL are being recognized as property wherein MPHASIS MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE has an curiosity.
MHK SHIPPING CORP is the Türkiye-based industrial supervisor of FORTUNE GAS (IMO: 9471123), a Panama-flagged LPG tanker, which transported Iranian-origin ammonia on a minimum of 10 events in 2025, and Panama-flagged LPG tanker GAS RIVER (IMO: 9369760).
MHK SHIPPING CORP is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran. FORTUNE GAS and GAS RIVER are being recognized as property wherein MHK SHIPPING CORP has an curiosity.
MARS OCEANWAY INC (MARS OCEANWAY) is the Türkiye-based industrial supervisor and registered proprietor of WHITE SHARK (9155626), a San Marino-flagged LPG tanker, which transported Iranian-origin ammonia and LPG on a minimum of 5 events in 2025.
MARS OCEANWAY is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran. WHITE SHARK is being recognized as property wherein MARS OCEANWAY has an curiosity.
ELEVATE MARINE MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED (ELEVATE) is the India-based industrial supervisor of BENEDICT (IMO: 9293155), a Cameroon-flagged crude oil tanker, which transported Iranian petroleum merchandise on a minimum of three events between September and November 2025. AKASH ANANT SHINDE (SHINDE) is an Indian nationwide and the director of ELEVATE.
ELEVATE is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petroleum or petroleum merchandise from Iran. BENEDICT is being recognized as property wherein ELEVATE has an curiosity. SHINDE is being blocked pursuant to part 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal govt officer, or individual performing related capabilities and with related authorities of ELEVATE.
Countering Merchants of Iranian Petrochemicals
This motion additionally consists of sanctions in opposition to 4 entities that have engaged within the transshipment, sale, and buy of Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise, in addition to the supervisor of one of many firms. Much like Iran’s crude oil commerce, petroleum and petrochemical merchandise gross sales present essential income to the Iranian regime, which has continued to prioritize funding terror organizations over its personal individuals. Right now’s motion targets these intermediaries, the patrons and exporters of Iranian petrochemical merchandise.
DIAKO IC VE DIS TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI (DIAKO) is a Türkiye-based petrochemical dealer, which imported over $700,000 price of Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise from a number of firms, together with U.S.-designated SOFT AIR GENERAL TRADING, between January 2024 and August 2024. DIAKO is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran.
STAREX DIS TICARET KIMYA ANONIM SIRKETI (STAREX) is a Türkiye-based petrochemical dealer, which imported over $8 million price of Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise from a number of firms between March 2024 and September 2024.
STAREX is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran.
BAKHT AL AZHAR TRADING L.L.C (BAKHT) is a United Arab Emirates-based firm, which exported over $1 million price of Iranian-origin petrochemical merchandise between March and September 2024.
BAKHT is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran.
AMON KİMYA VE MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED SİRKETİ (AMON KIMYA) is a Türkiye-based firm that imported Iranian-origin ammonia between March and September 2024, valued at roughly $400,000. AMON KIMYA has additionally imported Iranian-origin ammonia from the U.S.-designated, Iran-based LORDEGAN UREA FERTILIZER COMPANY. MEHMET OZSUREN (MEHMET) is a Turkish nationwide and supervisor of AMON KIMYA. MEHMET can be the majority shareholder of AMON KIMYA.
AMON KIMYA is being designated pursuant to part 3(a)(iii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly partaking in a major transaction for the acquisition, acquisition, sale, transport, or advertising and marketing of petrochemical merchandise from Iran. MEHMET is being blocked pursuant to part 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846 as a principal govt officer, or individual performing related capabilities and with related authorities, of AMON KIMYA.
SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS
Because of at this time’s sanctions-related actions, and in accordance with E.O. 13846, all property and pursuits in property of the designated or in any other case blocked individuals described above which might be in the US or in possession or management of U.S. individuals are blocked and have to be reported to the Division of Treasury’s Workplace of International Property Management (OFAC). Moreover, all entities and people which have possession, both immediately or not directly, 50 % or extra by a number of blocked individuals are additionally blocked.
All transactions by U.S. individuals or inside (or transiting) the US that contain any property or pursuits in property of designated or in any other case blocked individuals are prohibited except licensed by a basic or particular license issued by OFAC or exempt. These prohibitions embody the making of any contribution or provision of funds, items, or providers by, to, or for the advantage of any blocked individual and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, items, or providers from any such individual.
The ability and integrity of U.S. authorities sanctions derive not solely from the U.S. authorities’s capability to designate and add individuals to the Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Individuals (SDN) Checklist, but in addition from its willingness to take away individuals from the SDN Checklist in keeping with the regulation. The final purpose of sanctions is to not punish, however to convey a couple of constructive change in habits.
Petitions for elimination from the SDN Checklist could also be despatched to: OFAC.Reconsideration@treasury.gov. Petitioners can also discuss with the Division of State’s Delisting Steerage web page.
