The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on around 100 individuals, entities, and vessels, including Chinese companies, accused of facilitating Iran’s oil and petrochemical exports, the Treasury Department said.

Among those targeted were Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co, described as an independent “teapot” refinery in Shandong Province that purchased millions of barrels of Iranian oil since 2023, and Rizhao Shihua Crude Oil Terminal Co, which operates a terminal at Lanshan Port and has received shipments from Iran’s so-called shadow fleet. Tankers such as Kongm, Big Mag, and Voy transported several million barrels of Iranian oil to Rizhao.

The State Department also designated Jiangyin Foreversun Chemical Logistics, the first China-based terminal to receive Iranian-origi

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