Starting in late June, about 20 Iranian tankers began arriving in the waters off the east coast of Malaysia, their hulls heavy with oil. The U.S. had lifted its blockade of Iranian ships about 10 days earlier, and Tehran was determined to get its pent-up oil supplies out of the country, reported the WSJ.
First came the Diona, then the Hero II and the Sonia 1. On July 13, the Stream arrived. The ultimate destination of the oil, analysts say, is China.