US seizes four Iranian petrol shipments en route to Venezuela, it says
The amount confiscated from four tankers was approximately 1.116-million barrels of fuel, the US justice department says
14 August 2020 - 17:49
Washington — The US said on Friday it had seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela and confiscated the cargoes, disrupting a key supply line for both Tehran and Caracas as they defied US sanctions.
“With the assistance of foreign partners, this seized property is now in US custody,” the US justice department said in a statement, adding that the amount confiscated from four tankers was approximately 1.116-million barrels of fuel, making it the largest-ever US seizure of Iranian fuel. It did not specify when and where the seizure took place...
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