Iranian tankers falsify data to smuggle $800 million oil amid US blockade

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 29

Windward AI identified at least four VLCCs and several other sanctioned tankers spoofing locations off Iraq while covertly loading Iranian oil at Iranian ports.
The tankers, using fraudulent flags and digital alibis, are part of a cluster of over two dozen vessels confined west of the Strait of Hormuz as US enforcement intensifies.
The blockade, initiated April 13 by President Trump to pressure Iran on its nuclear program, has halved Iranian oil exports, driven up oil prices, and heightened tensions between US and Iranian officials.

As oil hits $115 a barrel, is the blockade punishing the world more than Iran?

How is Iran's 'dark fleet' using digital ghosts to outsmart a superpower's naval blockade?

With Iran's oil storage nearly full, is its economy just days from a breaking point?

Is China's shadow support for Iran making the U.S. naval blockade ineffective?

Can advanced AI and satellites win the tech war against deceptive shipping tactics?

With military tensions high, how close is the Gulf to a wider, explosive conflict?