Introduction of 'Phantom Fleet Commanders' by the United Against a Nuclear Iran Organization

The organization 'United Against a Nuclear Iran' announced that it has created a special section titled 'Phantom Fleet Commanders: The Captains Leading Iran's Illegal Oil Trade' to track illegal oil transportation by the Islamic Republic of Iran, expose those involved, and ultimately disrupt this trade. This American NGO stated in a press release on Thursday, February 7, that the captains and senior officers of these ships play a direct role in circumventing sanctions, enabling the Iranian government to finance terrorism and continue destabilizing the region. The organization stated that its goal with this initiative is to disrupt these operations and encourage the U.S. and its allies to enforce sanctions more decisively. According to this entity, the captains and senior officers of the ships carrying Iranian oil are not merely observers of this illegal trade but are directly involved in oil smuggling operations, managing illegal activities such as document forgery, transponder manipulation, and evading tracking measures. The new section of United Against a Nuclear Iran, named 'Phantom Fleet Commanders', focuses on individuals leading this fleet. According to this organization, the new section is a resource that identifies and tracks captains and senior officers of ships that have been sanctioned for illegally transporting oil from the Islamic Republic of Iran. On the same day, the U.S. sanctioned an international network facilitating the transport of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil to China worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced in a statement that Iranian oil is being sent to China on behalf of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic and its sanctioned company 'Sepehr Energy Jahannama Pars'. According to this statement, the Iranian government finances its destabilizing regional activities and supports terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis through annual oil sales worth billions of dollars, and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic facilitates the sale and shipment of oil from within Iran using networks and agents based outside of Iran.