Iranian Oil Starts Flowing to Tajikistan Despite U.S. Sanctions Risk
Tajikistan announced that it is now receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran, opening a potential new energy source for a country whose fuel supplies have long been dominated by Russia. The deliveries began in late August, Tajikistan's Energy and Water Resources Ministry told the Asia-Plus new
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Iran has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018, yet it still sold 1.7 million barrels per day in 2025 — mostly to China via front companies and ship-to-ship transfers in the Persian Gulf. Tajikistan taking Iranian crude is not a sanctions breakthrough; it's one more buyer joining a sanctions-evasion network that has operated openly for years while Washington pretends enforcement is possible.