China using ‘teapot’ refineries & ghost tankers to dodge U.S. Iran oil sanctions

China has quietly ramped up its imports of Iranian oil, using shadowy shipping tactics and independent “teapot” refineries to work around aggressive U. S. sanctions, according to data provided by CNBC. Despite the sanctions aimed at cutting off Tehran’s cash pipeline, oil has kept flowing. China nearly doubled its Iranian crude intake to 17. 8 million barrels […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/china-dodges-u-s-iran-oil-sanctions/