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Iranian Oil Tanker Diverts Course
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Oil tanker, St Nikolas, carrying Iranian crude oil, was boarded by armed individuals near Oman, diverting course towards Iranian waters. The ship's operator, Empire Navigation, pleaded guilty to violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in a scheme to sell the oil to China, involving entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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