Our source has exclusively obtained a communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity to the Office of the Minister of Transport regarding a verbal note received from the U.S. Embassy in Libya. The embassy requested that Libyan authorities avoid providing any services to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) or its affiliated vessels, as these shipping lines have been under U.S. sanctions since 2020.
The communication mentioned that the vessel Sheba (IRISL) is scheduled to visit the ports of Misrata, Tripoli, and Benghazi during February 2025.
The ministry stated in its letter that any entity involved in providing any form of support—whether material, technical, or financial—to these shipping lines or their subsidiaries will be subject to U.S. sanctions.
