The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday, November 4, that it had sanctioned an India-based network that aided the activities of the Islamic Republic's shadow oil fleet by "providing false flags" and "illegal maritime certificates to the tankers they endorsed." An airport ground handling company based in Turkey was also placed on the sanctions list for its cooperation with the Islamic Republic's sanctioned airlines. According to a US Treasury Department statement, Sunil Kumar Sharma and his wife, Jasprit Priti Shahid, provided false flags and documents for Iranian oil tankers through a network of companies and ship registration centers. Some of these vessels were operatives on behalf of the Islamic Republic's military forces and its affiliated groups. The U.S. Treasury Department announced that the aforementioned network allowed sanctioned tankers to circumvent international restrictions by impersonating ship registration authorities in various countries, including Guyana, Swatini, and Laos. Also, the Ministry put the Swatini for maritime affairs and international registration, linked to the network, registered in Singapore, on the list of sanctions.

The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday, November 4, that it had sanctioned an India-based network that aided the activities of the Islamic Republic's shadow oil fleet by "providing false flags" and "illegal maritime certificates to the tankers they endorsed." An airport ground handling company based in Turkey was also placed on the sanctions list for its cooperation with the Islamic Republic's sanctioned airlines. According to a US Treasury Department statement, Sunil Kumar Sharma and his wife, Jasprit Priti Shahid, provided false flags and documents for Iranian oil tankers through a network of companies and ship registration centers. Some of these vessels were operatives on behalf of the Islamic Republic's military forces and its affiliated groups. The U.S. Treasury Department announced that the aforementioned network allowed sanctioned tankers to circumvent international restrictions by impersonating ship registration authorities in various countries, including Guyana, Swatini, and Laos. Also, the Ministry put the Swatini for maritime affairs and international registration, linked to the network, registered in Singapore, on the list of sanctions.