Iran has 'ghost armada' of tankers to sell oil to China to bankroll its secret nuclear programme say experts


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IRAN has a ‘ghost armada’ of tankers to sell oil to China in order fund its secret nuclear programme, it was reported. The Islamic Republic is a major oil producing country but under sanctions imposed as punishment for developing nuclear weapons, the amount it can export is tightly controlled. 2 An Iranian oil tanker and a Panamanian vessel were detained for illegally transferring oil in Indonesian waters. Credit: AP 2 Ebrahim Raisi is Iran's new President Credit: Getty But according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the country is using a variety of techniques to get around the restrictions. The...