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Iran's Secret Oil-Smuggling Ally: Tuvalu

US accuses Tuvalu of reflagging Iranian ships to avoid embargo

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2012 6:32 AM CDT

(Newser) Swamped with unsellable oil thanks to an ever-tightening embargo, Iran has found an unlikely ally—the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, which has been helping Tehran reflag its oil tankers, reports Reuters. Up to 22 ships owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company have...   Read full story »

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