Oil vessels ‘go dark’ to evade sanctions on Iran

The World

The US has said it won’t do business with countries and companies that import oil from Iran. Commercial analysts say those entities have found a way to avert punishment by turning off transponders that allow them to be tracked. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Amir Paivar, an independent analyst in London who used to cover Iran and its oil industry for the BBC.

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