Report: US flags risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia

FILE - Workers load equipment onto a truck to be transported to a ship for a delivery to oil rigs, at a port on Malaysia's island of Labuan, Feb. 7, 2012.

A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian oil off Malaysia, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Thursday, as the United States narrows its focus on financing for militant groups routed through Southeast Asia.