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The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking)

The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Iranwatch.org

Private Viewpoints

January 2, 2024

https://www.iranwatch.org/library/private-viewpoints/ghost-armada

In November 2020, UANI identified 70 foreign vessels suspected of involvement in the illicit transfer of Iranian crude oil and/or petroleum products. Over two years later, the list has grown to 383. This suspected ghost armada, distinct from but complementing Iran’s own NITC tanker fleet, has skirted U.S. sanctions and exploited regulatory loopholes to ship millions of barrels of Iranian oil.

One of the most frequently deployed tactics in evading oil sanctions is “flag hopping.” This involves the repeated switching of a ship’s “flag” – which permits legitimate global travel and docking rights – to different national registries. Often accompanied by the formation of new shell and front companies, ownership and name changes, and even alterations to ships’ physical markings, flag-hopping is a blight on legitimate maritime commerce.

Certain vessel owners are intentionally exploiting flag registries, many of which do not have the capabilities to track the history of vessels or even perform what ought to be rudimentary compliance scans.  In fact, some registries are increasingly reliant on UANI for assistance in identifying the suspicious and often illicit behavior of vessels absent their own tracking capabilities and resources.

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Read the full article on the United Against Nuclear Iran website.

Connecting the Dots:

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son, a director at the New America Foundation and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Walter Russell Mead is a director at the New America Foundation and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Leslie H. Gelb is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and was a board member for the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Samantha Power was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and is married to Cass R. Sunstein.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

R. James Woolsey is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jack David is a trustee at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Cass R. Sunstein is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married the Samantha Power.

Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

Hushang Ansary is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and was the minister of economic affairs for Iran.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the president of Iran and is mocked in Iran So Far.

Iran So Far is a short video on Saturday Night Live.

Andy Samberg is the creator & actor for Iran So Far and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Terrence Turner is a writer for Saturday Night Live and was a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century.

George Soros was a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century and is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Samantha Power was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and is married to Cass R. Sunstein.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee. 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Walter Russell Mead is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a director at the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman emeritus for the New America Foundation, was the CEO for Google Inc. and a director at Apple Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America FoundationGeorge Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Walter Russell Mead is a director at the New America Foundation and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Laurene Powell Jobs was a director at the New America Foundation and married to Steve Jobs.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation, was a funder for the New America Foundation and a director at Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs was a co-founder & chairman for Apple Inc. and married to Laurene Powell Jobs.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was the lobby firm for Apple Inc.

C. Boyden Gray was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Madeleine K. Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tankan advisory board member of the Truman National Security Project and the president of the Truman Center for National Policy.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and was the vice president for the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman Center for National Policy a director at the Truman National Security Project and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Leslie H. Gelb is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and was a board member for the International Crisis Group

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Samantha Power was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and is married to Cass R. Sunstein.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Mark D. Wallace is the CEO for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and married to Nicolle Devenish Wallace.

Nicolle Devenish Wallace is married to Mark D. Wallace and a co-host for The View.

Barbara Walters was a co-host for The View and is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.

Princess Firyal is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). 

R. James Woolsey is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law.

Zalmay Khalilzad is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

James E. Cartwright is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic International Studies (think tank).

Brent Scowcroft is the chair, international advisory board for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and a trustee at the Center for Strategic International Studies (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a friend of Brent Scowcroft and a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation and a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Hassan Nemazee was a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, is the chairman for the Iran Foundation and a director at the Iranian American PAC.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Zbigniew Brzezinski is a board member for the International Crisis Group and a trustee at the Center for Strategic International Studies (think tank).

Antony Blinken was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and is the national security adviser to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration.

Helene D. Gayle is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) and a director at the New America Foundation.

Walter Russell Mead is a director at the New America Foundation and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman emeritus for the New America Foundation, was the CEO for Google Inc. and a director at Apple Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc and is a fellow at the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America FoundationGeorge Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Walter Russell Mead is a director at the New America Foundation and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Laurene Powell Jobs was a director at the New America Foundation and married to Steve Jobs.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation, was a funder for the New America Foundation and a director at Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs was a co-founder & chairman for Apple Inc. and married to Laurene Powell Jobs.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was the lobby firm for Apple Inc.

C. Boyden Gray was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

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