The New York Times | How Iran’s energy exports are still headed toward China
Ship command room with digital navigation screens. Source: iStock
Hans Tino Hansen, CEO of Risk Intelligence, recently shared insights with The New York Times on how vessels linked to Iranian oil exports are being monitored amid the increased U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
20 May 2026
The original article was published on 15 May 2026 on The New York Times’s website.
Hansen explained that while some ships use spoofing and other deceptive tactics to manipulate tracking data, the U.S. government has multiple ways to monitor vessels beyond standard tracking systems.
According to Hansen, these methods include radio frequency data and radar-based satellite imaging.
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