{"id":250447,"date":"2021-11-08T03:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T08:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=250447"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:39:15","slug":"iran-stealing-its-own-oil-tanker-a-continues-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/iran-stealing-its-own-oil-tanker-a-continues-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Stealing Its Own Oil Tanker: A Continuous Scandal\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-250448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iran-Oil-Tanker-NCRI-08112021-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Days after smokes and mirrors from Tehran celebrating its victory of \u201cthwarting the global arrogance\u2019s\u201d attempt to \u201csteal an Iranian oil tanker\u201d, statements by Iran\u2019s officials and state media unearth the motives of this reckless move.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On November 4, Iran\u2019s state-TV bragged about \u201ca timely and authoritative action of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards<\/a>\u2019 naval forces\u201d that had prevented the \u201cthe U.S. terrorist navy\u2019s operation to steal Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman\u201d.\u00a0\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83c\udfa5  \u062c\u0632\u0626\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0634\u06a9\u0633\u062a \u0622\u0645\u0631\u06cc\u06a9\u0627 \u062f\u0631 \u062f\u0632\u062f\u06cc \u0646\u0641\u062a \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0628\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u062f\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u06cc \u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0633\u067e\u0627\u0647<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntpksqx8W4\">pic.twitter.com\/ntpksqx8W4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u062e\u0628\u0631\u06af\u0632\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u062a\u0633\u0646\u06cc\u0645 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 (@Tasnimnews_Fa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tasnimnews_Fa\/status\/1455832375053717504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pentagon called the\u00a0statement a \u201cbogus claim\u201d. It was soon revealed that Tehran had seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in October, identified as SOUTHYS. Tanker Trackers website revealed that SOUTHYS was, in fact carrying \u201c700,000 barrels of Iranian crude oil to China but was rejected\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the state-run Sharq daily on November 6, \u201cChina does not allow some of our tankers to unload under the pretext of environmental problems or violation of\u00a0the U.S.\u00a0sanctions.\u00a0Therefore, some of the tankers are eventually forced to return to Iranian waters.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SOTHYS attempted to make a delivery of 700,000 barrels of Iranian crude oil to China but was rejected. SOTHYS then sailed all the way back to Iran and dropped anchor in Bandar Abbas. Yesterday she was relocated to the Strait of Hormuz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y9JRYWJEbq\">pic.twitter.com\/Y9JRYWJEbq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TankerTrackers\/status\/1455931151286145028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The talks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now Iran\u2019s state media and officials\u00a0mock what Tehran presented as a victory on the eve of the Iran hostage crisis on November 4. But many observers and political analysts described the\u00a0action as a part of the regime\u2019s modus-operandi of using terrorism as leverage before the new round of nuclear talks in Vienna.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe news of seizing the Vietnamese tanker was published exactly on the eve of November 4. This timing has raised various debates about the motives and the subsequent effects of this action on the Iran-West nuclear talks,\u201d wrote the state-run\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily on November 6.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On Friday, Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei in Iran\u2019s East Azerbaijan province, called the entire flagrant oil tanker seizing as an attempt to \u201cweaken the U.S. positions in the nuclear talks\u201d and \u201cincrease the rift between the U.S. and France\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe operation of the IRGC\u2019s naval forces on Wednesday and liberating an Iranian oil tanker was very important,\u201d Al Hashem\u00a0claimed. \u201cThe incident on the eve of the Vienna talks weakens the morale of the U.S. team as it must lower its position facing Iran\u2019s offensive power. Iran&#8217;s\u00a0recent military action will alienate France from the United States in Vienna summit,\u201d he added.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The regime continues its belligerent actions in the international waters because\u00a0its\u00a0other provocative actions have been left without a response. The regime took the risk of\u00a0making\u00a0an international fiasco ahead of the\u00a0nuclear\u00a0talks to revive the 2015 deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As I had\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/why-iran-seized-a-vessel-which-was-carrying-its-own-oil\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">earlier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fstated, the regime had two goals. First, it wanted to put pressure on Western powers to\u00a0offer\u00a0more concessions to Tehran. Secondly, Tehran needs to boost the morale of its forces who face a restive society, especially on the eve of the anniversary of major Iran protests in November 2019.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">As the state-run\u00a0Mostaghel\u00a0daily acknowledged on October 30, the regime needs its repressive forces as \u201cthe political system in Iran has been facing the crises of political legitimacy, economic efficiency, and structural corruption for many years.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Corruption<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Another aspect revealed in the ridiculous military maneuvering\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0regime\u2019s institutionalized <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-regime-nepotism-corruption-20211106\" rel=\"noopener\">corruption<\/a>. The IRGC profits from circumventing sanctions. According to the state-run\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily, \u201cInstead of formal oil transactions\u00a0by\u00a0tankers, exchanges take place deep in the sea.\u201d\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0adds that \u201cThis incident tells us that the informal, non-transparent and maritime economy dominates\u00a0over\u00a0the formal and transparent economy.\u201d\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abbass Akhundi, the regime\u2019s former Minister of Urban Development, had acknowledged in an interview that \u201cTwenty-five percent of the $80 billion trade by Tehran\u2019s front companies is spent on circumventing sanctions. In other words, $20 billion is imposed on the country\u2019s spending.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to\u00a0Hamdeli\u00a0daily, \u201cIf $20 billion is the cost of circumventing sanctions, it would certainly be a very high amount to be shared between Iranian [officials] and their foreign partners who\u00a0bypass\u00a0sanctions.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now, as the dust begins to settle, Tehran\u2019s real motives\u00a0come into the spotlight. This includes\u00a0using terrorism\u00a0and extortion\u00a0as\u00a0\u201cleverage\u201d\u00a0during the upcoming nuclear talks. Tehran\u2019s pugnacious actions would not be curbed through negotiations and concessions. The mullahs in Tehran only understand the language of firmness. The western powers should punish the Iranian regime for its recent piracy and endangering the security of international waters.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-246866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png 250w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1-150x50.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days after smokes and mirrors from Tehran celebrating its victory of &ldquo;thwarting the global arrogance&rsquo;s&rdquo; attempt to &ldquo;steal an Iranian oil tanker&rdquo;, statements by Iran&rsquo;s officials and state media unearth [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":250448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,17],"tags":[129,198,205,217],"class_list":{"0":"post-250447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-nuclear","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-ncri","11":"tag-irgc","12":"tag-irans-nuclear-program"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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