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to discuss the latest on Israel&#8217;s war against Hezbollah, Iran&#8217;s role as an American adversary and the FBI&#8217;s bust of an alleged terror plot on Election Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<form class=\"article-gating-form\"><input placeholder=\"Enter your email\" name=\"gate-email\" type=\"email\" disabled required=\"required\" class=\"article-gating-input\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal mobile\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; 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Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Iran has increased its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\/skirting-us-sanctions-iran-earning-billions-oil-exports-while-russia-china-cash-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil exports<\/a> during the Biden administration despite severe and heavy sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Energy Information Administration (EIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/international\/content\/analysis\/special_topics\/SHIP_Act\/SHIP-Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">issued its annual report<\/a> on Iranian petroleum and petroleum product exports, finding that Iran made between $53 billion to $54 billion in 2022 and 2023 \u2013 significant increases over $37 billion made in 2021 and $16 billion made in 2020. The EIA report is mandated by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 revenue marked a low point since 2018, when Iran earned $65 billion in nominal revenue, based on calculations derived from the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The report\u2019s main takeaway is that China has provided Iran a significant export partner, allowing it to bypass sanctions and continue to rake in profits from its energy exports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/america-first-energy-strategy-starts-safe-clean-reliable-resource\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMERICA FIRST ENERGY STRATEGY STARTS WITH THIS SAFE, CLEAN AND RELIABLE RESOURCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration maintained a policy of &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; against Iran, hitting each of its industries and manufacturing sectors with significant sanctions against companies and individuals alike to drive the country to economic ruin. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-48119109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC in 2019 found<\/a> that Iran had entered a &#8220;deep recession&#8221; and that oil exports &#8220;plummeted&#8221; as a result of Trump&#8217;s policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration meanwhile sought to appease Iran with a series of sanctions waivers that officials argued would incentivize Tehran to sit down and agree to a renewed nuclear deal, which never materialized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/gettyimages-506421604.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"China Russia Oil\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 23, 2016.<\/span> <span>(Pool\/Supreme Leader Press Office\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden administration continued to issue waivers such as those issued for Iraq to purchase energy from Iran \u2013 waivers started under the Trump administration but maintained by Biden even as Iran&#8217;s allies and proxies in the Middle East started to hit Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The numbers here don&#8217;t lie,&#8221; former Trump NSC official Richard Goldberg told Fox News Digital. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always said the Biden administration has had a strategic communications policy, not a sanctions policy\u2026 there&#8217;s no active campaign to stop these shipments, to really put the pressure up on both China and other shipment points, and it&#8217;s quite obvious from the numbers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Reuters report in 2023 found that &#8220;appetite for Iranian crude is growing in China,&#8221; which stands as the world\u2019s &#8220;biggest oil importer.&#8221; The oil\u2019s heavily discounted price due to sanctions might serve as the main attraction for Iran\u2019s product, and the EIA report notes that it cannot account for discounts in its data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s 2023 export of 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) stands as the country\u2019s &#8220;highest in more than four years, with more than 80% shipped to China,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/chinas-teapot-refiners-mop-up-swelling-iranian-crude-defying-us-curbs-2023-09-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters reported<\/a>, citing consultancies FGE and Vortexa. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-gop-targets-biden-social-cost-policy-rising-energy-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOUSE GOP TARGETS BIDEN \u2018SOCIAL COST\u2019 POLICY FOR RISING ENERGY PRICES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-2173898608-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Anti-Israel protesters hold Khamenei's photo in Iran\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iranians demonstrate during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran on Sept. 27, 2024.<\/span> <span>(AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some critics have argued that the revenue is not a fully accurate measure since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/oil-prices-rise-middle-east-tensions-escalate-markets-hedge-against-100-barrel-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">price of oil fluctuates<\/a> based on a number of factors, and the last few years have seen a surge in pricing that roughly correlates with the Iranian revenues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Iran made $16 billion in 2020, oil per barrel was priced at $39.68; when Iran made over $50 billion a year, oil per barrel was priced at $94.43 and $82.95.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg, a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, acknowledged that fluctuating prices do make it difficult to gauge the true level of exports from Iran, but knowing that the revenues have gone up as the discounts have either remained or increased due to U.S. sanctions would counterbalance any price drop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/2023-05-04t100245z_2143470854_rc2pnu9ks1jg_rtrmadp_3_venezuela-oil-audit-tankers-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Venezuela petroleum sanctions\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>An oil tanker along the Bushehr coast, Iran, on June 8, 2022.<\/span> <span>(Sadra Company\/WANA (West Asia News Agency)\/Handout via Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s very difficult to account for because you just don&#8217;t know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/biden-response-china-skirting-sanctions-iranian-oil-panned-feckless\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"OWA9339e27c-e3e4-0dab-de6e-aa33bba46fad\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what the Chinese are actually paying<\/a>\u00a0because it&#8217;s illicit, there&#8217;s risk involved in the cargo, therefore Iran has to charge at a discount,&#8221; Goldberg said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you go to the export numbers, particularly to China \u2013 I mean, to go from 300,000 barrels per day to 1.2 million, that is breathtaking,&#8221; Goldberg said. &#8220;That is not sanctions evasion. That is an active policy of allowing shipments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/harris-claims-ad-quoting-her-2019-vow-ban-fracking-mischaracterization-make-people-afraid-her\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HARRIS CLAIMS AD QUOTING HER 2019 VOW TO BAN FRACKING IS \u2018MISCHARACTERZITION\u2019 TO MAKE PEOPLE \u2018AFRAID\u2019 OF HER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EIA noted that access to trusted data remains scarce, and its reporting relied on the NIOC and other third-party sources, but stressed that the EIA uses only sources and data that it has &#8220;reasonably high confidence&#8221; in their estimates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/2019-09-21t163838z_217304213_rc1723ae9ef0_rtrmadp_3_saudi-aramco-usa-iran-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Tehran Khamenei Sanctions\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, seen from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2019.<\/span> <span>(Reuters\/Essam Al-Sudani)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Because of challenges with data availability and transparency, nearly all the petroleum and petroleum product data presented in this report are estimates rather than actual data,&#8221; the report said, later adding, &#8220;Data are subject to change as new information becomes available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although price data are available on a real-time or near-real-time basis, actual pricing data pertaining to sales of Iranian crude oil are opaque, requiring estimation methods and proxy variables to derive estimates of revenues,&#8221; the report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The report treats destinations in South East Asia (specifically Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam) as misdirections for Chinese imports as a means of sidestepping issues with U.S. sanctions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Friday, the State Department along with <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy2644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Treasury Department<\/a> issued new sanctions on Iran&#8217;s energy sector in response to Iran&#8217;s most recent attack on Israel,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement read in part, &#8220;This action intensifies financial pressure on Iran, limiting the regime\u2019s ability to earn critical energy revenues to undermine stability in the region and attack U.S. partners and allies. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is identifying the petroleum and petrochemical sectors of the Iranian economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-expands-sanctions-against-iran-treasury-dept-says-2024-10-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to Reuters<\/a>, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement about the sanctions that, &#8220;The new designations today also include measures against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/iran-sidesteps-us-sanctions-allowing-fund-proxy-groups-houthis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the &#8216;Ghost Fleet&#8217;<\/a> that carries Iran\u2019s illicit oil to buyers around the world.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; spokesperson and the State Department did not respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Condoleezza Rice doubles down on Iran being a US adversary: &#8216;Plenty of threats to go around&#8217; Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined &#8216;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8217; to discuss the latest on Israel&#8217;s war against Hezbollah, Iran&#8217;s role as an American adversary and the FBI&#8217;s bust of an alleged terror plot on Election Day.\u00a0 Join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22574,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18610\/revisions\/22574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}