tanker

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This week, the U.S. allowed a Russian tanker to deliver roughly 730,000 much-needed barrels to the embattled nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A water tanker and animal rescue team are also in attendance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A global risk would be that Iran embraces the tolls it recently started charging for each tanker passing through the strait as a new, lucrative income stream, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions, was on its way to the port of Matanzas, east of Havana, with 730,000 barrels of crude.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Women, almost all of them carrying children, cried as it quickly became clear that the water tanker could transport only a small number of those waiting.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat