US Sanctions 17 Vessels Transporting Iranian Oil as Blockade Disrupts Crude Shipments
- US Treasury imposes sanctions on 17 vessels transporting Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals
- US Treasury official: Iran has stopped both loading and offloading crude oil vessels due to the US blockade and sanctions
- US estimates Iran has approximately 20 million barrels of crude oil remaining aboard vessels outside the US blockade of Iranian ports