Tag: oil tanker

Categories World

‘Neither ships were ours, nor the fuel’: 4 US-seized tankers & their cargo belong in fact to Venezuela, Iran claims

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Tehran’s oil minister denied ownership of four vessels and their cargo previously seized by the US on the high seas, after Washington dubbed it the “largest-ever seizure of Iranian fuel.” … Read More >‘Neither ships were ours, nor the fuel’: 4 US-seized tankers & their cargo belong in fact to Venezuela, Iran claims

Categories Middle East

US seizes 4 Iranian gas tankers en route to Venezuela after threatening to disrupt deliveries – WSJ

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Washington has captured four Iranian cargo vessels on the high seas, taking hold of several fuel tankers on their way to Venezuela “without the use of military force,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. … Read More >US seizes 4 Iranian gas tankers en route to Venezuela after threatening to disrupt deliveries – WSJ

Categories Op-ed

If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

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To expand its “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign targeting Iranian oil and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Command, the US has a warrant to seize the cargo of four tankers heading to Venezuela. We should expect the worst. … Read More >If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

Categories World

US Prosecutors Try to Seize Iranian Fuel Destined for Venezuela via Court – Report

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Iran has recently been helping Venezuela, another nation hit by US sanctions, by supplying it with fuel after the country’s own refineries lost most of their capacity to work with the ultra-heavy blend of crude extracted from Venezuela’s oilfields, leading to petrol shortages. … Read More >US Prosecutors Try to Seize Iranian Fuel Destined for Venezuela via Court – Report