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U.S. Naval Blockade Squeezes Iran's Oil Revenue and IRGC Finances

U.S. Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper said the American naval blockade has cost Iran about $25 billion in oil revenue and strained the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' finances, with reports later noting empty oil terminals and depleted shadow tankers.

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Oct 25, 1:00 AM foxnews.com Iran’s oil lifeline is drying up. The biggest pain may fall on ordinary citizens
Oct 25, 12:40 AM straitstimes.com Stranded Iranian sailors seek medical treatment in Sri Lanka
Oct 23, 3:33 PM wsj.com Iran Is Now Losing Overland Trade Routes to U.S. Pressure
Oct 23, 1:55 AM semafor.com Trump’s Iran sanctions run into limits
Oct 22, 12:56 PM middleeasteye.net US military says Iran naval blockade has reached 100 days
Oct 22, 12:14 PM nypost.com Iran’s secret oil supply bound for China has dried up thanks to US naval blockade, analysts say
Oct 21, 7:47 PM middleeasteye.net Iran calls on UN to slam US naval blockade in Hormuz Strait
Oct 21, 6:00 PM wsj.com Iran’s Fleet of Shadow Tankers Has Run Out of Oil After Monthslong U.S. Blockade
Oct 20, 5:29 AM aljazeera.com Iran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of money
Oct 19, 4:02 AM bloomberg.com Iran’s Main Oil Terminals Remain Empty as US Blockade Bites
Oct 18, 1:46 PM fortune.com Iran is running out of money and can’t even pay its troops as U.S. blockade chokes the economy, Central Command says, while domestic unrest grows
Oct 16, 8:24 PM timesofindia.indiatimes.com Iran broke? $25bn oil loss, $350m crypto frozen as militias send money back to IRGC
Oct 16, 7:39 PM breitbart.com CENTCOM Commander: U.S. Blockade Imposed ‘Devastating Costs’ on Iran — IRGC Unable to Pay Troops
Oct 16, 4:12 PM thehill.com Centcom commander says naval blockade cost Iran $25B in oil revenue
Oct 16, 1:22 PM axios.com Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC, U.S. says