US TIGHTENS PRESSURE ON IRAN'S OIL TRADE
• US OFFICIAL: IRANIAN OR SUSPECTED IRANIAN OIL ON WATER AVERAGED 110M BARRELS LAST WEEK, DOWN FROM 180M BARRELS BEFORE THE WAR.
• IRANIAN OIL OFFLOADINGS FELL TO 0.9 MB/D, DOWN FROM 1.4 MB/D PREWAR.
• IRANIAN OIL LOADINGS AVERAGED JUST 0.2 MB/D OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS, DOWN FROM 1.8 MB/D IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY.
• FINCEN ISSUED A WHISTLEBLOWER BULLETIN SEEKING TIPS ON ILLICIT FINANCING SUPPORTING IRAN.
• THE TREASURY UPDATED ITS IRAN LICENSING POLICY TO A PRESUMPTION OF DENIAL, WITH MOST PENDING REQUESTS EXPECTED TO BE REJECTED.
• A US CITIZEN AGREED TO PAY $1.43M TO SETTLE ALLEGED IRAN SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS FROM 2019-2021.
• THE US ALSO IMPOSED NEW SANCTIONS ON ENTITIES SUPPORTING IRAN'S PROXIES, INCLUDING IRAQI BUSINESS EXECUTIVES.
• KEY TAKEAWAY: WASHINGTON IS COMBINING SANCTIONS, ENFORCEMENT, AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE MEASURES TO FURTHER SQUEEZE IRAN'S OIL REVENUE AND REGIONAL FINANCING NETWORKS.
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