How Iran moves sanctioned oil around the world

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : It relies on a shadow fleet of tankers that conceal their activities to skirt sanctions, and willing buyers in Asia to keep its economy afloat and to finance anti-Western militias in the Middle East.
46% : As a result of the sanctions, some of Iran’s oil trade has transferred from state entities to companies such as Sahara Thunder and other networks that can work around the restrictions and bring in sorely needed foreign currency.
43% : Ships in the Sahara Thunder network including the Remy and Wen Yao transported oil from state-owned companies in Russia and Venezuela, according to the leaked emails, helping them skirt sanctions.
37% : Set to return to the White House in January, Trump is expected to once again target Iran's oil industry with "maximum pressure", say Iranian, Arab and Western officials.

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