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Why Were Iranian Tankers Struck By US Registered In Random African Countries?

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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday it destroyed five Iranian crude oil vessels in retaliation for targeting a U.S. Navy warship, but notably, four of the ships appear to have been sailing under the flags of random African and small island nations.

“Iran has used the tankers as part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies,” a CENTCOM dispatch reads, announcing the names of the ships: M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, and M/T Riesco, which were struck in the Gulf of Oman, and M/T Derya, which was struck near Kharg Island.

Public marine tracker websites indicate the first four ships were sailing under the flags of Comoros, Palau, and Zimbabwe, while the Derya appears to have been sailing under the Iranian flag.

According to sites like MarineTraffic and VesselFinder, the Riesco was sailing under the flag of Zimbabwe, which is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that does not even have its own navy. According to an article published in February in The Maritime Executive,........

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