• Carey Mulligan accepts the Best Actress award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Carey Mulligan accepts the Best Actress award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Orlando Bloom appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Orlando Bloom appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Maria Bakalova accepts the Best Supporting Actress Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Maria Bakalova accepts the Best Supporting Actress Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Daniel Kaluuya accepts the Best Supporting Actor Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Daniel Kaluuya accepts the Best Supporting Actor Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Gillian Anderson accepts the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Gillian Anderson accepts the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Donald Sutherland accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Award for 'The Undoing' during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Donald Sutherland accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Award for 'The Undoing' during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Yara Shahidi appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Yara Shahidi appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Alan Kim accepts the Best Young Actor Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Alan Kim accepts the Best Young Actor Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Emma Corrin accepts the Best Actress in a Drama Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Emma Corrin accepts the Best Actress in a Drama Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Kevin Bacon appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Kevin Bacon appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Sacha Baron Cohen accepting the Best Ensemble Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Sacha Baron Cohen accepting the Best Ensemble Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Andy Samberg accepting the Best Comedy Film Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
    Andy Samberg accepting the Best Comedy Film Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. EPA
  • Jameela Jamil appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Jameela Jamil appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Anya Taylor-Joy accepts the Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Anya Taylor-Joy accepts the Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Phoebe Dynevor appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Phoebe Dynevor appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Riz Ahmed appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Riz Ahmed appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Morgan Freeman appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Morgan Freeman appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Zendaya accepts the SeeHer Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Zendaya accepts the SeeHer Award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Dan Levy accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Dan Levy accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Jason Sudeikis accepts the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Jason Sudeikis accepts the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Catherine O'Hara, with her husband Bo Welch, accepts the Best Actress in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Catherine O'Hara, with her husband Bo Welch, accepts the Best Actress in a Comedy Series award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Seth Meyers accepts the Best Talk Show award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Seth Meyers accepts the Best Talk Show award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Leslie Odom Jr accepts the Best Song award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Leslie Odom Jr accepts the Best Song award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Chloe Zhao accepts the Best Director award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Chloe Zhao accepts the Best Director award during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Catherine Zeta-Jones appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Taylor Simone Ledward accepts the Best Actor award for her late husband Chadwick Boseman during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Taylor Simone Ledward accepts the Best Actor award for her late husband Chadwick Boseman during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Chris Hemsworth appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Chris Hemsworth appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
  • Gal Gadot appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters
    Gal Gadot appears remotely during the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. Reuters

Critics Choice Awards 2021: The full list of winners


Emma Day
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The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Sunday evening, honouring the best in film and television from the past year.

The ceremony was held largely virtually, with a number of presenters appearing live in a studio while winners accepted their accolades from home, dialling in via Zoom.

Following similar success at the Golden Globes on March 1, The Crown swept the TV categories, netting Best Actor and Best Actress trophies for Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin, as well as Best Drama Series.

Nomadland also was littered with accolades on the night, including Best Picture and Best Director for Chloe Zhao, signalling further success at the Academy Awards in April.

See the full list of winners for this year's Critics Choice Awards below.

Best Picture

Da 5 Bloods 
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 
Mank 
Minari 
News of the World 
Nomadland
WINNER
One Night in Miami 
Promising Young Woman 
Sound of Metal 
The Trial of the Chicago 7 

Best Actor

Ben Affleck – The Way Back
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal 
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – WINNER
Tom Hanks – News of the World 
Anthony Hopkins – The Father 
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods 
Gary Oldman – Mank 
Steven Yeun – Minari

Best Actress

Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie Holiday 
Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always 
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman 
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie

Best Supporting Actor

Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods 
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
Bill Murray – On the Rocks 
Leslie Odom Jr – One Night in Miami 
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal 

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER
Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman 
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy 
Olivia Colman – The Father 
Amanda Seyfried – Mank 
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari

Best Young Actor / Actress

Ryder Allen – Palmer 
Ibrahima Gueye – The Life Ahead 
Alan Kim – Minari – WINNER
Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always 
Caoilinn Springall – The Midnight Sky 
Helena Zengel – News of the World 

Best Acting Ensemble

Da 5 Bloods 
Judas and the Black Messiah
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 
Minari
One Night in Miami 
The Trial of the Chicago 7
– WINNER

Best Director

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman 
David Fincher – Mank 
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods 
Regina King – One Night in Miami 
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7 
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER

Best Original Screenplay

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman – WINNER
Jack Fincher – Mank 
Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always 
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – Sound of Metal 
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies – News of the World 
Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller – The Father 
Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami 
Jon Raymond and Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland – WINNER

Best Cinematography 

Christopher Blauvelt – First Cow 
Erik Messerschmidt – Mank 
Lachlan Milne – Minari
Joshua James Richards – Nomadland – WINNER
Newton Thomas Sigel – Da 5 Bloods 
Hoyte Van Hoytema – Tenet 
Dariusz Wolski – News of the World

Best Production Design

Cristina Casali, Charlotte Dirickx – The Personal History of David Copperfield 
David Crank, Elizabeth Keenan – News of the World 
Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas – Tenet 
Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale – Mank – WINNER
Kave Quinn, Stella Fox – Emma 
Mark Ricker, Karen O'Hara & Diana Stoughton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 

Best Editing

Alan Baumgarten – The Trial of the Chicago 7 – WINNER (tie)
Kirk Baxter – Mank
Jennifer Lame – Tenet 
Yorgos Lamprinos – The Father 
Mikkel EG Nielsen – Sound of Metal – WINNER (tie)
Chloe Zhao – Nomadland

Best Costume Design

Alexandra Byrne – Emma 
Bina Daigeler – Mulan 
Suzie Harman and Robert Worley – The Personal History of David Copperfield 
Ann Roth – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – WINNER
Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman 
Trish Summerville – Mank

Best Hair and Make-up

Emma 
Hillbilly Elegy 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – WINNER
Mank 
Promising Young Woman 
The United States vs Billie Holiday 

Best Visual Effects

Greyhound 
The Invisible Man 
Mank 
The Midnight Sky 
Mulan

Tenet – WINNER
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Comedy

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Forty-Year-Old Version
The King of Staten Island 
On the Rocks 

Palm Springs – WINNER
The Prom 

Best Foreign Language Film

Another Round 
Collective 
La Llorona 
The Life Ahead
Minari
– WINNER
Two of Us 

Best Song

Everybody Cries – The Outpost 
Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah 
Husavik (My Home Town) – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 
Io si (Seen) – The Life Ahead 

Speak Now – One Night in Miami – WINNER
Tigress & Tweed – The United States vs Billie Holiday 

Best Score

Alexandre Desplat – The Midnight Sky 
Ludwig Goransson – Tenet 
James Newton Howard – News of the World 
Emile Mosseri – Minari
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Mank 
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste – Soul – WINNER

Best Drama Series

Better Call Saul 
The Crown – WINNER
The Good Fight 
Lovecraft Country 
The Mandalorian 
Ozark
Perry Mason 
This Is Us 

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman – Ozark 
Sterling K Brown – This Is Us 
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country 
Josh O'Connor – The Crown – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul 
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason 

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski – The Good Fight 
Olivia Colman – The Crown 
Emma Corrin – The Crown – WINNER
Claire Danes – Homeland 
Laura Linney – Ozark 
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country 

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul 
Justin Hartley – This Is Us 
John Lithgow – Perry Mason 
Tobias Menzies – The Crown 
Tom Pelphrey – Ozark 
Michael K Williams – Lovecraft Country – WINNER

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson – The Crown – WINNER
Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider 
Julia Garner – Ozark 
Janet McTeer – Ozark 
Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country 
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul

Best Comedy Series

Better Things 
The Flight Attendant 
Mom 
PEN15 
Ramy 
Schitt's Creek 
Ted Lasso
– WINNER
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Hank Azaria – Brockmire 
Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows 
Nicholas Hoult – The Great 
Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek 
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso – WINNER
Ramy Youssef – Ramy

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon – Better Things 
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me 
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows 
Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek – WINNER
Issa Rae – Insecure

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

William Fichtner – Mom 
Harvey Guillen – What We Do in the Shadows 
Daniel Levy – Schitt's Creek – WINNER
Alex Newell – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist 
Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows 
Andrew Rannells – Black Monday 

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Lecy Goranson – The Conners
Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time
Annie Murphy – Schitt's Creek 
Ashley Park – Emily in Paris 
Jaime Pressly – Mom 
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso – WINNER

Best Limited Series

I May Destroy You 
Mrs. America
Normal People 
The Plot Against America 

The Queen's Gambit – WINNER
Small Axe 
The Undoing
Unorthodox 

Best Movie Made for TV

Bad Education 
Between the World and Me 
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 

Hamilton – WINNER
Sylvie's Love 
What the Constitution Means to Me 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV  

John Boyega – Small Axe – WINNER
Hugh Grant – The Undoing 
Paul Mescal – Normal People 
Chris Rock – Fargo 
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much is True 
Morgan Spector – The Plot Against America 

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV

Cate Blanchett – Mrs America 
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You 
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People 
Shira Haas – Unorthodox 
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit – WINNER
Tessa Thompson – Sylvie's Love 

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV

Daveed Diggs – The Good Lord Bird 
Joshua Caleb Johnson – The Good Lord Bird 
Dylan McDermott – Hollywood 
Donald Sutherland – The Undoing – WINNER
Glynn Turman – Fargo 
John Turturro – The Plot Against America 

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV

Uzo Aduba – Mrs America – WINNER
Betsy Brandt – Soulmates
Marielle Heller – The Queen's Gambit
Margo Martindale – Mrs America 
Winona Ryder – The Plot Against America 
Tracey Ullman – Mrs America 

Best Talk Show

Desus & Mero 
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 
The Kelly Clarkson Show 

Late Night with Seth Meyers – WINNER
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 
Red Table Talk 

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Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewohner, Jeremy Irons

Rating: 3/5

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Favourite books: 'Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life' by Jane D. Mathews and ‘The Moment of Lift’ by Melinda Gates

Favourite travel destination: Greece, a blend of ancient history and captivating nature. It always has given me a sense of joy, endless possibilities, positive energy and wonderful people that make you feel at home.

Favourite pastime: travelling and experiencing different cultures across the globe.

Favourite quote: “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders” - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.

Favourite Movie: Mona Lisa Smile 

Favourite Author: Kahlil Gibran

Favourite Artist: Meryl Streep

Ten tax points to be aware of in 2026

1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years

If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.

2. E-invoicing in the UAE

Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime

Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.

5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit

There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.

6. Further transfer pricing enforcement

Transfer pricing enforcement, which refers to the practice of establishing prices for internal transactions between related entities, is expected to broaden in scope. The UAE will shortly open the possibility to negotiate advance pricing agreements, or essentially rulings for transfer pricing purposes. 

7. Limited time periods for audits

Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion. 

8. Pillar 2 implementation 

Many multinational groups will begin to feel the practical effect of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT), the UAE's implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax under Pillar 2. While the rules apply for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2025, it is 2026 that marks the transition to an operational phase.

9. Reduced compliance obligations for imported goods and services

Businesses that apply the reverse-charge mechanism for VAT purposes in the UAE may benefit from reduced compliance obligations. 

10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

BIGGEST CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RECENT TIMES

SolarWinds supply chain attack: Came to light in December 2020 but had taken root for several months, compromising major tech companies, governments and its entities

Microsoft Exchange server exploitation: March 2021; attackers used a vulnerability to steal emails

Kaseya attack: July 2021; ransomware hit perpetrated REvil, resulting in severe downtime for more than 1,000 companies

Log4j breach: December 2021; attackers exploited the Java-written code to inflitrate businesses and governments

Neymar's bio

Total club appearances 411

Total goals scored 241

Appearances for Barca 186

Goals scored for Barca 105

How to apply for a drone permit
  • Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
  • Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
  • Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
  • Submit their request
What are the regulations?
  • Fly it within visual line of sight
  • Never over populated areas
  • Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
  • Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
  • Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
  • Should have a live feed of the drone flight
  • Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
Singham Again

Director: Rohit Shetty

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone

Rating: 3/5

Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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● Started: 2024

● Founders: Akshay Dosaj and Asif Rashid

● Based: Dubai, UAE

● Industry: M&A

● Funding size: Bootstrapped

● No of employees: Nine

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Flavour: Similar to goat’s milk, although less pungent. Vaguely sweet with a subtle, salty aftertaste.
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1st ODI Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets

2nd ODI Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

3rd ODI Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

4th ODI Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets

5th ODI Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets

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Iran's dirty tricks to dodge sanctions

There’s increased scrutiny on the tricks being used to keep commodities flowing to and from blacklisted countries. Here’s a description of how some work.

1 Going Dark

A common method to transport Iranian oil with stealth is to turn off the Automatic Identification System, an electronic device that pinpoints a ship’s location. Known as going dark, a vessel flicks the switch before berthing and typically reappears days later, masking the location of its load or discharge port.

2. Ship-to-Ship Transfers

A first vessel will take its clandestine cargo away from the country in question before transferring it to a waiting ship, all of this happening out of sight. The vessels will then sail in different directions. For about a third of Iranian exports, more than one tanker typically handles a load before it’s delivered to its final destination, analysts say.

3. Fake Destinations

Signaling the wrong destination to load or unload is another technique. Ships that intend to take cargo from Iran may indicate their loading ports in sanction-free places like Iraq. Ships can keep changing their destinations and end up not berthing at any of them.

4. Rebranded Barrels

Iranian barrels can also be rebranded as oil from a nation free from sanctions such as Iraq. The countries share fields along their border and the crude has similar characteristics. Oil from these deposits can be trucked out to another port and documents forged to hide Iran as the origin.

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