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Amnesty: Myanmar junta uses 'ghost ships' and Iranian deliveries to import jet fuel for air attacks

Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using 'ghost ships' and falsified voyage records — including Iranian deliveries of jet fuel and urea — to circumvent sanctions and import aviation fuel that has been used to conduct deadly air attacks against civilian areas in the country's civil war.

Discovered 2026-01-26T05:15:16.951009-08:00 | 2026-01-26T05:15:16.951009-08:00

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  • Amnesty documents the use of "ghost ships" and falsified voyage data, including Iranian shipments of jet fuel and urea, to circumvent sanctions and supply the junta with aviation fuel used in deadly air strikes.

  • This exposes persistent enforcement gaps in maritime tracking and fuel supply chains; similar sanctions-evasion routes for jet fuel have been documented in Europe, creating commercial, legal and reputational risk for shippers, insurers and refiners.

  • The findings have direct operational consequences for sanctions policy and oversight: regulators and industry participants involved in fuel logistics and maritime services will face heightened scrutiny and compliance pressure.

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2026-01-26T05:15:16.951009-08:00
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2026-01-30T03:15:32.685361-08:00
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