The U.S. Department of State has sanctioned Guangsha Zhoushan Energy Group Co Ltd, a second China-based terminal operator found to have received at least eight Iranian crude oil cargos in the past several years. The designation is part of the United States' efforts to aggressively implement and enforce sanctions targeting Iran's entire oil supply chain.
The sanctions are aimed at those who help Iran evade sanctions and export Iranian oil to China. In addition, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is concurrently designating UAE- and India-based entities and blocking nearly 30 vessels involved in shipping Iranian oil. These actions advance President Trump's policy of maximum pressure to deny the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon and counter the regime's malign influence.
The sanctions will curtail the flow of revenue the Iranian regime uses to finance its destabilizing activities, as part of President Trump's commitment to drive Iran's export of oil to zero — especially oil exports to China. The U.S. Department of State is working to curb illicit funding that funds Iran's malign activities, limit the financial resources available to corrupt regime officials, and use all the tools at their disposal to hold the regime accountable.
This latest round of sanctions marks the fifth since President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 on February 4, 2025, ordering a campaign of maximum pressure on Iran. The action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846 and Executive Order (E.O.) 13902, which target Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors. For more information, please refer to the Department of State's Fact Sheet and Treasury's Press Release.