Marine vessels

The vessel is involved in the supply of Iranian oil to China. Since mid-2024, the tanker has transported millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China, including STS transportation with the sanctioned vessel IMO 9197832, which was sanctioned by USA on September 25, 2024 for transporting Iranian oil for the benefit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On May 08, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on tanker IMO 9256987. According to GISIS IMO data, as of July 14, 2025, the vessel's flag is unknown.

The tanker has been involved in the transport of Iranian-origin crude oil to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), having delivered over 8 million barrels since mid-2024. In May 2025, the United States designated the tanker IMO 9320843 for its role in sanctions evasion involving Iranian oil.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of Iranian oil, in particular, the tanker transported more than a million barrels of Iranian oil to China, which it received from the tanker IMO 9418078, sanctioned by USA on December 19, 2024. Iran's shadow fleet relies on little-known ship management companies to operate its fleet of tankers, which Tehran needs to disguise Iranian oil shipments to China by using ship-to-ship (STS) transportation with sanctioned vessels. On May 08, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the tanker IMO 9171448. According to GISIS ІМО data as of July 14, 2025, the vessel's registered name is IMPALAS, flag is unknown.

The vessel is involved in the supply of Iranian oil to China. Since the beginning of 2025, tanker IMO 9263215 has made at least two oil shipments using sanctioned vessels of the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) to assist in delivering up to six million barrels of oil to China. Iran's shadow fleet relies on little-known ship management companies to operate its fleet of tankers, which Tehran needs to disguise Iranian oil shipments to China using ship-to-ship (STS) transportation with sanctioned vessels. On May 08, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. According to GISIS IMO data, as of July 14, 2025, the vessel's flag is unknown.

The tanker has been involved in the transport of Iranian-origin crude oil to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including deliveries to the Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co. Ltd. refinery. Its operations include ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with designated vessels engaged in Iranian oil shipments. In early 2025, the vessel received several hundred thousand barrels of Iranian crude via STS transfer from the sanctioned tanker IMO 9569700, which was designated by the United States on 11 October 2024. On 16 April 2025, the United States designated the tanker IMO 9242120 for its role in sanctions evasion involving Iranian oil.

The tanker RANI has been involved in the transport of Iranian-origin crude oil to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including through ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with the designated vessel IMO 9569700. In addition, in 2024, the vessel was engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from the russian port of Kozmino. On 16 April 2025, the United States designated the tanker IMO 9250907 for its role in sanctions evasion.

The vessel is affiliated with a sanctioned person, Brar Jugwinder Singh, through a sanctioned company, Glory International FZ-LLC, of which he is a director and owner. Brar, through its companies, owns, operates or manages a fleet of nearly 30 oil and petroleum product tankers, most of which are Handysize tankers that stick to coastal waters and carry a fraction of the cargo of larger tankers. Brar uses the smaller tankers for STS transfers to load Iranian oil from other shadow fleet vessels or to load oil or fuel that is smuggled from smaller commercial and fishing vessels. Thus, Brar coordinated with the illegal shipping associates of Houthi financial official Said al-Jamal on sanctions evasion tactics, including the use of smaller vessels instead of large oil tankers to conceal the smuggling of Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf and Khor al-Zubair (Iraq) and their environs. On April 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Glory International FZ-LLC has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, the vessel's flag is unknown as of July 11, 2025. At the same time, the vessel sails under the flag of Panama.

The vessel is affiliated with a sanctioned person, Brar Jugwinder Singh, through a sanctioned company, Glory International FZ-LLC, of which he is a director and owner. Brar, through its companies, owns, operates or manages a fleet of nearly 30 oil and petroleum product tankers, most of which are Handysize tankers that stick to coastal waters and carry a fraction of the cargo of larger tankers. Brar uses the smaller tankers for STS transfers to load Iranian oil from other shadow fleet vessels or to load oil or fuel that is smuggled from smaller commercial and fishing vessels. Thus, Brar coordinated with the illegal shipping associates of Houthi financial official Said al-Jamal on sanctions evasion tactics, including the use of smaller vessels instead of large oil tankers to conceal the smuggling of Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf and Khor al-Zubair (Iraq) and their environs. On April 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Glory International FZ-LLC has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, the vessel's flag is unknown as of July 11, 2025.

The vessel is involved in the provision of fuel oil bunkering services for ships in Iranian waters under contracts worth millions of dollars signed during 2024 with the sanctioned National Iranian Oil Company, which provides material support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Forces. The vessel is affiliated with a sanctioned person, Brar Jugwinder Singh, through a sanctioned company, Glory International FZ-LLC, of which he is a director and owner. Brar, through its companies, owns, operates or manages a fleet of nearly 30 oil and petroleum product tankers, most of which are Handysize tankers that stick to coastal waters and carry a fraction of the cargo of larger tankers. Brar uses the smaller tankers for STS transfers to load Iranian oil from other shadow fleet vessels or to load oil or fuel that is smuggled from smaller commercial and fishing vessels. Thus, Brar coordinated with the illegal shipping associates of Houthi financial official Said al-Jamal on sanctions evasion tactics, including the use of smaller vessels instead of large oil tankers to conceal the smuggling of Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf and Khor al-Zubair (Iraq) and their environs. On April 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Glory International FZ-LLC has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, the vessel's flag is unknown as of July 11, 2025.

The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned Indian company Global Tankers Private Limited, which is controlled by designated individual Jugwinder Singh Brar. Mr. Brar owns several shipping companies operating a combined fleet of nearly 30 vessels, most of which are reported to operate as part of Iran’s shadow fleet. Global Tankers acts as the owner or technical/operational manager of several vessels within the Brar-controlled fleet. On 10 April 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel IMO 9005338 as property of the designated entity Global Tankers Private Limited.

The vessel is affiliated with a sanctioned person, Brar Jugwinder Singh, through a sanctioned company, Glory International FZ-LLC, of which he is a director and owner. Brar, through its companies, owns, operates or manages a fleet of nearly 30 oil and petroleum product tankers, most of which are Handysize tankers that stick to coastal waters and carry a fraction of the cargo of larger tankers. Brar uses the smaller tankers for STS transfers to load Iranian oil from other shadow fleet vessels or to load oil or fuel that is smuggled from smaller commercial and fishing vessels. Thus, Brar coordinated with the illegal shipping associates of Houthi financial official Said al-Jamal on sanctions evasion tactics, including the use of smaller vessels instead of large oil tankers to conceal the smuggling of Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf and Khor al-Zubair (Iraq) and their environs. On April 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Glory International FZ-LLC has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, as of July 16, 2025, the vessel's flag is unknown.

The vessel is affiliated with a sanctioned person, Brar Jugwinder Singh, through a sanctioned company, Glory International FZ-LLC, of which he is a director and owner. Brar, through its companies, owns, operates or manages a fleet of nearly 30 oil and petroleum product tankers, most of which are Handysize tankers that stick to coastal waters and carry a fraction of the cargo of larger tankers. Brar uses the smaller tankers for STS transfers to load Iranian oil from other shadow fleet vessels or to load oil or fuel that is smuggled from smaller commercial and fishing vessels. Thus, Brar coordinated with the illegal shipping associates of Houthi financial official Said al-Jamal on sanctions evasion tactics, including the use of smaller vessels instead of large oil tankers to conceal the smuggling of Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf and Khor al-Zubair (Iraq) and their environs. On April 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Glory International FZ-LLC has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, as of July 14, 2025, the vessel's flag is unknown.