The US-Israel-Iran war · Energy, shipping and markets

US sanctions Chinese refiner Hengli and about 40 shadow-fleet firms and vessels over Iranian oil

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The US Treasury said on 24 April it had sanctioned Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, which it described as buying hundreds of millions of dollars of Iranian oil, along with about 40 shipping firms and vessels it said were part of Iran's shadow fleet, Al Jazeera reported. The Chinese embassy in Washington accused the US of abusing sanctions to target Chinese companies.

When: 24 April 2026
Where: Washington, the US
What: sanction
Acting party: Government of the United States
Attribution: Acknowledged by the acting party. Treasury announcement.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: US Treasury statement; Chinese embassy statement · published 2026-04-25 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
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