Announcement
24 Apr 2026
In April 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on a Chinese teapot refinery and a global network of shipping companies allegedly involved in transporting and purchasing Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products.
Source
Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
24 Apr 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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