Iran's Shadow Fleet King: Shamkhani's Secret Global Oil Empire Exposed

• Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, son of late Admiral Ali Shamkhani, is the alleged mastermind behind Iran's 'Shadow Fleet' for illicit oil trade.
• The network controls over 100 tankers, delivering 500,000-800,000 barrels of crude oil daily, bypassing US sanctions.
• Tactics include switching off AIS, GPS spoofing, ship-to-ship transfers in Gulf of Oman/Strait of Malacca, and blending oil to hide origin.
• Dozens of shell companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia facilitate operations, offering discounted oil and creating fraudulent documents.
• Billions in revenue are transferred via Dubai hawala, Yuan swaps in Hong Kong, and false invoices; the fleet also transports military supplies.