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AFP: Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
Tehran (AFP) - Working from their small offices in Stockholm, analysts at a new watchdog that monitors global oil shipments have been run ragged by Iran's efforts to skirt US sanctions this month.
In late October, every single one of Iran's vessels "went dark", switching off their transponders to avoid international tracking systems -- a first since TankerTrackers.com began operating in 2016.
The ships can now only be tracked manually using satellite imagery.
"It's the first time I've seen a blanket black-out. It's very unique," co-founder Samir Madani told AFP.
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