Iran: Fuel En Route to Venezuela Seized by US Wasn't Iranian
Iran's oil minister says the cargo of four tankers seized by the United States last week en route to Venezuela was no longer Iranian property.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Aug. 17, 2020, at 8:56 a.m.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The cargo
of four tankers seized by the United States last week en route to
Venezuela was no longer Iranian property, Iran's oil minister said
Monday, insisting that the U.S. had no right to confiscate the shipment
in international waters.
The
Trump administration said it seized the cargo of four tankers it was
targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela. The move was part
of stepped-up U.S. campaign of maximum pressure on Iran and Venezuela,
both heavily sanctioned allies.
According
to the semi-official ISNA news agency, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar
Zanganeh said the oil had been “sold to customers and the payment was
received" for it.
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