Aging oil tankers transferring crude at sea off Malaysia amid sanctions.
Aging oil tankers transferring crude at sea off Malaysia amid sanctions.
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Una flota en la sombra mantiene las exportaciones de petróleo iraní a China

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Una red de buques cisterna envejecidos sigue transportando crudo iraní a China a pesar de las sanciones de Estados Unidos y un bloqueo naval. Las transferencias se producen en aguas internacionales frente a Malasia. Los negociadores han alcanzado un marco provisional de alto el fuego de 60 días que podría aliviar el bloqueo.

The Wall Street Journal observó transferencias de barco a barco a principios de mayo cerca de los límites portuarios exteriores orientales, aproximadamente a 45 millas de la costa de Malasia. Los buques cisterna sancionados descargan su carga en embarcaciones anónimas que luego se dirigen a las refinerías chinas. Irán obtuvo cerca de 31.000 millones de dólares por la venta de petróleo a China durante el último año, lo que cubrió casi el 45 por ciento de su presupuesto gubernamental.

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Los usuarios de X debaten sobre la flota en la sombra de Irán, que sigue exportando petróleo a China mediante transferencias de barco a barco frente a Malasia a pesar de las sanciones estadounidenses y un nuevo alto el fuego de 60 días, señalando el papel de la flota en el mantenimiento de los flujos y expresando escepticismo sobre la aplicación de las medidas o la estrategia de Estados Unidos.

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