US Expands Iran Sanctions to Foreign Companies and Vessels
🏦 SANCTIONS — Washington is closing the ghost fleet loophole it just named publicly. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Hours after the shadow fleet exposé and Treasury's Hormuz fee warning, new secondary sanctions on international firms and vessels complete the pressure architecture. Any company still moving Iranian crude faces direct designation. This tightens the squeeze on Tehran's parallel revenue channel precisely as the MOU sits unsigned — maximum economic pain, minimum diplomatic reward.