The Arabic-language security analyst channel reports that a new shipment of Mercedes-Benz trucks will be used to transport Iranian oil and gas. The report is single-sourced and unverified, following earlier reports today of Iranian oil smuggling via a land route through Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
The report from Abu Saleh's Arabic Desk, a channel that provides strategic assessments on Middle Eastern security and Iranian energy smuggling, states that a new shipment of Mercedes-Benz trucks is intended for transporting Iranian oil and gas. The channel did not specify the number of trucks, the intended route, or the destination. This marks a shift in focus from the channel's earlier reports, which have tracked Iranian oil smuggling via maritime routes (tanker shipments to China) and a land route using containers through Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as reported earlier today. The report is single-sourced; independent verification is not yet available.
2 developments
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- DevelopingAbu Saleh's Arabic Desk: Ten more US refueling tankers en route to Middle East
- DevelopingAbu Saleh's Arabic Desk: eight refueling tankers currently active over Persian Gulf
- DevelopingIranian sources report unusual transport aircraft activity in Gulf, refuelers over Iraq
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