Trump’s Iran Sanctions Hit 3 Ships Involved In China Trade

President Donald Trump’s first sanctions against Iran have targeted 3 vessels carrying Iranian crude to China. The sanctions have affected one very-large crude carrier (VLCC) and two Aframaxes that the Treasury Department said helped move Iranian oil to China. They also targeted several entities and individuals across different countries involved in the trade, on behalf of Tehran’s Armed Forces General Staff and its sanctioned front company, Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention…