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May 12, 2026
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Oil smuggling is becoming the new normal because of Trump’s erratic sanctions policies
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OPINION
Oil smuggling is becoming the new normal because of Trump’s erratic sanctions policies
RITA TRICHUR
PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2026
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The Madagascar-flagged tanker Briont, under U.S. sanctions for links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard shipping network, near the Baniyas oil terminal, in Baniyas, Syria, on April 8.
KHALIL ASHAWI/REUTERS
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