US announces largest-ever seizure of Iran fuel bound for Venezuela
World / US announces largest-ever seizure of Iran fuel bound for Venezuela
World - US announces largest-ever seizure of Iran fuel bound for Venezuela
WASHINGTON- The United States has seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela and confiscated the cargoes, the Justice Department said on Friday, calling it the largest-ever such U.S. seizure of Tehran’s petroleum.DOJ said it executed out a seizure order issued by a U.S. court in the District of Columbia, and with the assistance of foreign partners, the seized property, totaling approximately 1.116 million barrels of petroleum, is now in U.S. custody.