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U.S. moves to seize Iranian petroleum aboard four tankers bound for
Venezuela in sanctions escalation, push to extend arms embargo

U.S. authorities have moved to seize the cargo of four oil tankers
carrying gasoline and fuel products from Iran to Venezuela, escalating a sanctions battle with two regimes Washington opposes and a contest over
Iranian oil shipments that allegedly finance its nuclear program.

The action comes weeks after Iran sent five tankers and 1.5 million
barrels of gasoline in a symbolic gesture of support to embattled
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in defiance of the Trump administration.

A U.S. judge in Washington signed a seizure warrant Thursday for Venezuela-bound shipments aboard four other tankers — the Bella, Bering, Pandi and Luna — whose deliveries were disrupted. Prosecutors estimated
their cargo included 1.2 million barrels of gasoline worth nearly $50
million — the seizure of which would be a blow the U.S. government aimed
at Iran’s use of third-party shippers to avert economic penalties.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/us-moves-to-seize-iranian-petroleum-aboard-four-tankers-bound-for-venezuela-in-sanctions-escalation-push-to-extend-arms-embargo/2020/07/02/70ae590a-bad1-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html

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