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The tanker is involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. In 2025, the vessel transported more than 1 million barrels of Iranian oil to China and made several other shipments of Iranian oil since July 2022.
Many tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil to countries such as China are also involved in Venezuelan trade, including tanker IMO 9234666. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, as well as in the military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have begun to develop. Most cargo is transported by ships belonging to the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions. A significant number of ships flying under foreign (non-Iranian) flags are also involved in this trade.
On August 21, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel.