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We tracked Iran's oil tanker fleet across the globe since May and found 12 ships that delivered oil to China and elsewhere, far more than previously known, in open defiance to U.S. sanctions. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
We used satellite imagery, position data and expert analysis to identify 12 ships that have made deliveries so far, and several others underway. 
We started tracking oil tankers after six were attacked in May and June, which escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Iran’s defiance is a direct challenge to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal and to impose sanctions.
“It adds up to a decision that makes them look weak and feckless,” said Richard Nephew, a scholar at Columbia University.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
“It adds up to a decision that makes them look weak and feckless,” said Richard Nephew, a scholar at Columbia University.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
