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VANI

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameNEREIDES · OMRA · VANI[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignT7BR2[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage300544[sources]
DescriptionOn July 30, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel for engaging in activities conducted on behalf of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani – the chief political advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran – leverages his father’s political influence to corrupt senior Iranian regime officials in order to build and operate a vast fleet of tankers and container ships. This fleet transports oil and petroleum products from Iran and russia, as well as other cargoes, to customers worldwide, generating tens of billions of dollars in profit. His shipping network consists of an extensive fleet of vessels, ship management companies, and front entities that launder billions of dollars in proceeds from global sales of Iranian and russian crude oil and petroleum products, primarily to buyers in the People’s Republic of China. The network takes extensive measures to conceal its operations and obscure its connections to the Shamkhani family, Iran, and russia.[sources]
FlagSan Marino[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage160123[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9264881[sources]
MMSI268246102[sources]
Past FlagsJapan · Comoros · Panama[sources]
Previous nameCosmos · Nereides · Nissho Maru[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linksanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Relationships

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,374

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,308

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

External databases

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Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections615

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU


Source data IDs: tokyo-mou-psc-19bbda0215dba00b110d99217c33877371894e77 · ofac-54837 · ua-ws-vessel-1163

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