RISE GLORY
RISE GLORY (also known as SOLAN, IMO 9155808) is an Iran-flagged crude oil tanker linked to the MEHDI GROUP, designated by OFAC under the SDGT/EO13224 counter-terrorism programme on 28 May 2026.
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Why did OFAC target the RISE GLORY tanker under its counter-terrorism authority rather than Iran sanctions?
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designated by OFAC under EO13224/SDGT on 28 May, linked to MEHDI GROUP
European Oil Markets: OFAC lists RISE GLORY and Ivan Sechin- What is the RISE GLORY tanker and why was it sanctioned?
- RISE GLORY (also known as SOLAN, IMO 9155808) is an Iran-flagged crude oil tanker designated by OFAC on 28 May 2026 under its Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) counter-terrorism programme for its links to the MEHDI GROUP. It was one of eight Iran-linked tankers designated that day as part of OFAC's enforcement against Iran's crude export logistics.Source: Lowdown european-oil-markets briefing
- What does an OFAC SDGT designation mean for a tanker?
- An SDGT designation under EO13224 makes the vessel effectively untouchable for mainstream commercial operators: no Western insurer, classification society, or port agent will service it. Non-US persons who facilitate transactions with an SDGT-designated hull risk secondary sanctions, closing the vessel to the global mainstream shipping market.Source: Lowdown european-oil-markets briefing
- How do name changes affect OFAC tanker sanctions?
- OFAC designations use IMO numbers rather than vessel names because the IMO number (such as 9155808 for RISE GLORY/SOLAN) is permanent and cannot be changed. Renaming a vessel to SOLAN or any other alias does not affect the designation; the hull itself is sanctioned.Source: Lowdown european-oil-markets briefing
Background
RISE GLORY is an Iran-flagged crude oil tanker also known by the alias SOLAN, with IMO number 9155808, a permanent vessel identifier that travels with the ship regardless of flag, name, or ownership changes. On 28 May 2026 OFAC added RISE GLORY to the SDN list under its counter-terrorism authority, specifically the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) programme and Executive Order 13224, citing a link to the MEHDI GROUP. The designation was one of eight Iran-linked tanker actions taken by OFAC on the same date, continuing a pattern of hull-by-hull drainage of the compliant-tonnage pool serving Iran's crude export programme.
The SDGT designation under EO13224 is the more severe of the two Iran-related sanctions tracks: it is the counter-terrorism authority rather than the general Iran sanctions programme (ITSR), which means that any non-US person who knowingly facilitates a transaction with RISE GLORY risks exposure to secondary sanctions under the NDAA counter-terrorism provisions. In practice this makes the vessel commercially untouchable for mainstream European and Asian operators: no Western insurer, classification society, or port agent will service an SDGT-designated hull. The vessel is therefore effective only within the shadow-fleet ecosystem of non-Western-insured, flag-of-convenience tankers.
RISE GLORY's designation is part of OFAC's coordinated enforcement wave targeting both Iranian crude exports and Russian sanctions evasion infrastructure in a single action. It follows a broader pattern, established across 2025-26, of OFAC listing specific hulls rather than flag states or fleets, forcing Iran's crude logistics to continuously rotate through undesignated vessels.
