The lawless floating gas station where Iranian oil changes hands

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The MT Tifani, an oil tanker reportedly involved in illicit activities, operated in international waters near Malaysia and Singapore before its seizure by U.S. forces. It functioned as a floating oil trading station, facilitating covert transfers of Iranian oil amidst geopolitical tensions.

In the year leading up to its dramatic seizure by US forces in the Indian Ocean, the oil tanker known as the MT Tifani made several trips between Iran and a stretch of water off the coast of Malaysia, around 60 miles from the glitzy skyscrapers of Singapore. During these trips, it often loitered in … The post The lawless floating gas station where Iranian oil changes hands appeared first on Egypt Independent.