德黑兰封锁霍尔木兹海峡,西方打击影子油轮舰队:全球能源与制裁斗争进入新阶段,对俄罗斯、中国及世界经济影响深远


作者:查尔斯·克里茨(Charles Creitz)
福克斯新闻(Fox News)

发布时间:2026年3月6日 美国东部时间下午12:48

德黑兰的打击行动可能扰乱影子航运网络和制裁规避路线,增加莫斯科和北京的能源成本,并可能挤压俄罗斯的战争资金以及中国的工业和军事供应链。

截至周一,伊朗政权宣布连接伊朗霍尔木兹岛和阿曼卡沙布飞地的关键航道霍尔木兹海峡关闭,威胁称任何船只都可能被”烧毁”。

商船船员因担心导弹袭击,油轮交通立即急剧下降,但冲突也影响了所谓的”影子舰队”——与古巴、伊朗和俄罗斯等经济孤立国家有关联的无旗或秘密挂旗油轮。

美国已对古巴的石油进口建立准海军封锁,而墨西哥等国则被警告不要向恶意政权运送石油。

(卫星图像显示霍尔木兹海峡,这是连接波斯湾和阿曼湾的关键海上通道,对全球能源供应至关重要。)(阿曼达·马西亚斯/福克斯新闻数字版)

欧洲合作伙伴也对”影子舰队”船只采取行动,在新动荡中进一步收紧对中国,特别是俄罗斯的压力。

比利时军队周一在北海拦截了一艘名为MT Ethera的影子舰队油轮。

比利时国防部长西奥·弗兰肯(Theo Francken)告诉GCaptain新闻网,该油轮被护航船只重新引导至泽布吕赫港,将被布鲁塞尔扣押。

“蓝色入侵者行动由一支异常勇敢的服务成员执行。干得非常出色,”他说,该媒体还报道这艘船与哈梅内伊的亲信有关联。

据报道,MT Ethera与高级政治顾问阿里·沙姆哈尼(Ali Shamkhani)的儿子有关联,其家族据报道控制着一整支油轮舰队,可能用于促进伊朗和俄罗斯的石油贸易。

(延时视频显示船只通过霍尔木兹海峡的海上交通。)(Kpler/Marine Traffic)

西方列强联盟还实施了乌拉尔价格上限,该上限上个月降至约每桶44美元。以乌拉尔山脉命名的价格上限旨在使俄罗斯石油价格保持在自由市场水平以下。

西方对所谓”灰色市场”影子舰队石油的新打击行动表明,对依赖该市场的国家(如中国和古巴)存在潜在问题。

据报道,中国严重依赖伊朗的石油供应(否则会面临制裁),而俄罗斯可能面临进一步收紧,这可能对继续乌克兰战争所需的现金流产生不利影响。

此外,美国中央司令部本周发布了一段美军打击伊朗无人机船的视频,指挥官布拉德·库珀(Brad Cooper)表示,自进攻开始以来,已有30多艘与德黑兰有关联的船只被击沉。

“仅在过去几个小时内,我们就袭击了一艘伊朗无人机航母,其大小约相当于二战时期的航空母舰,目前正在燃烧,”库珀告诉该媒体。

据报道,根据唐纳德·特朗普总统的说法,”阿亚图拉和接下来48位继任者被彻底摧毁”,以及逮捕委内瑞拉独裁者尼古拉斯·马杜罗(Nicolás Maduro),不仅让影子舰队,也让其客户国的供应商陷入混乱。

正如OPEC提价影响美国能源价格一样,影子舰队的瓦解也可能导致中国出现通货膨胀。

福克斯新闻数字版就影子舰队影响向财政部(负责美国外国资产控制办公室OFAC)寻求更多信息。

在过去几周内,OFAC已根据特朗普的”最大压力”运动,制裁了30名与非法伊朗石油销售有关联或从中获益以支持武器生产的个人或实体。

该机构在一份声明中表示:”OFAC针对了作为伊朗影子舰队一部分运营的额外船只,这些船只将伊朗石油和石油产品运往国外市场,并作为该政权资助国内镇压、恐怖代理人和武器项目的主要收入来源。”

财政部长斯科特·贝森特(Scott Bessent)补充道:”伊朗利用金融系统销售非法石油,洗钱收益,为其核和常规武器项目采购组件,并支持其恐怖代理人。”

“财政部将继续对伊朗施加最大压力,打击该政权的武器能力和对恐怖主义的支持,而该政权优先考虑这些而非伊朗人民的生命,”贝森特说。

OFAC随后列出了12艘他们确认是”影子舰队”船只的制裁名单。

财政部表示:”该政权没有将这笔收入用于伊朗人民的福祉,而是将其转移用于资助地区恐怖代理人、武器项目和镇压性安全部门,而非伊朗人民反复勇敢要求的基本经济需求。”

美国发现,来自巴拿马、巴巴多斯、帕劳、科摩罗、伊朗和瓦努阿图的船只近年来已运输数百万桶伊朗原油。

监督OFAC的财政部未就本报道置评。

查尔斯·克里茨是福克斯新闻数字版记者。

他于2013年加入福克斯新闻,担任作家和制作助理。

查尔斯负责报道福克斯新闻数字版的媒体、政治和文化新闻。

他是宾夕法尼亚州本地人,毕业于天普大学,获广播新闻学士学位。新闻线索可发送至charles.creitz@fox.com。

Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Western targeting of shadow oil fleets signal a new phase in the global energy and sanctions struggle, with far-reaching consequences for Russia, China and the world economy

By Charles Creitz
Fox News

Published March 6, 2026 12:48pm EST

Tehran’s strike campaign threatens to disrupt shadow shipping networks and sanctions-evasion routes, raising energy costs for Moscow and Beijing and potentially squeezing Russia’s war funding and China’s industrial and military supply chains.

As of Monday, the Iranian regime declared the crucial Strait of Hormuz — between Hormuz Island, Iran, and the Omani enclave of Khasab — closed, under threat of vessels being “torched.”

Oil tanker traffic immediately fell sharply as merchant seamen now fear missile strikes, but the conflict has also affected the so-called “shadow fleet” of unflagged or surreptitiously flagged oil tankers connected to economically isolated countries like Cuba, Iran and Russia.

The U.S. has already set up a quasi naval quarantine of oil imports to Cuba, while countries like Mexico have been warned against sending oil to malign regimes.

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply.(Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

European partners have also taken action against “shadow fleet” vessels, tightening the vise on China and particularly Russia amid the new unrest.

Belgium’s army on Monday interdicted a shadow-fleet tanker called the MT Ethera as it transited the North Sea.

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken told GCaptain News that the tanker was redirected to Zeebrugge by an escort and would be seized by Brussels.

“Operation Blue Intruder was carried out by a team of exceptionally brave service members. Excellent work,” he said, as the outlet also reported the ship was tied to a confidant of Khamenei.

The MT Ethera is reportedly linked to the son of senior political adviser Ali Shamkhani, whose family reportedly controls an entire fleet of tankers that may be used to facilitate Iranian and Russian oil trade.

A timelapse video shows marine traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz.(Kpler/Marine Traffic)

A consortium of Western powers also enforces the Ural Price Cap, which was dropped to about $44 per barrel last month. Named for the Ural Mountains, the price cap is meant to keep Russian oil below free-market rates.

This newly emboldened Western targeting of the so-called “gray market” of shadow-fleet oil indicates potential problems for nations that rely on it, such as China and Cuba.

China reportedly relies heavily on Iran for otherwise sanctioned oil, while Russia could see further belt-tightening that could adversely affect the cash flow needed to continue its war in Ukraine.

Additionally, CENTCOM this week posted a video of a U.S. strike on a drone-carrying Iranian ship, and Cmdr. Brad Cooper said more than 30 such Tehran-linked vessels have been sunk since the offensive began, according to Naval Today.

“In the last few hours alone, we struck an Iranian drone carrier roughly the size of a World War II-era aircraft carrier, and it is currently on fire,” Cooper told the outlet.

The reported obliteration of the Ayatollah and the next 48 successors, by President Donald Trump’s count, along with the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, leaves not only the shadow fleet but also its customer nations’ suppliers in shambles.

Just as OPEC rate hikes affect American energy prices, the deconstruction of the shadow fleet could also lead to inflation in China.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Treasury Department for more information on the effects of the shadow fleet, as it oversees the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

In the past few weeks, OFAC has sanctioned 30 people or entities tied to enabling illegal Iranian oil sales and/or benefiting its weapons production as part of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign.

“OFAC targeted additional vessels operating as part of Iran’s shadow fleet, which transport Iranian petroleum and petroleum products to foreign markets and serve as the regime’s primary source of revenue for financing domestic repression, terrorist proxies, and weapons programs,” the agency said in a statement.

“Iran exploits financial systems to sell illicit oil, launder the proceeds, procure components for its nuclear and conventional weapons programs, and support its terrorist proxies,” added Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

“Treasury will continue to put maximum pressure on Iran to target the regime’s weapons capabilities and support for terrorism, which it has prioritized over the lives of the Iranian people,” Bessent said.

OFAC then listed off a dozen ships they confirmed to be “shadow fleet” vessels under sanction.

“Instead of allocating this revenue for the benefit of the Iranian people, the regime ultimately siphons it off to fund regional terrorist proxies, weapons programs, and repressive security services, rather than the basic economic needs the Iranian people have repeatedly and courageously demanded,” the Treasury said.

Ships flagged from Panama, Barbados, Palau, Comoros, Iran and Vanuatu were found by the U.S. to have transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude in recent years.

The Treasury Department, which oversees OFAC, did not respond to inquiries for this story.

Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.

He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.

Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.

Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.

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