The Black Market for Russian and Iranian Oil Is in Trouble

Published on February 5, 2026

Oil smuggling has been so enormously profitable that no matter how many obstacles Washington and Brussels put up, the barrels kept flowing. With a daily turnover of $1 billion, the black market has been just too attractive.

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