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US sells oil seized from Iran to Venezuela for $40 million
The United States said Thursday that it had sold Iranian oil seized on its way to Venezuela for more than $40 million.
Washington announced in August that it had confiscated 1.1 million barrels of petroleum from four tankers en route between the two countries, which are both under US sanctions.
“We estimate that in excess of $40 million will be recouped by the United States related to the sale of petroleum from those four vessels,” Michael Sherwin, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, told reporters by telephone.
He said a “great portion” of it would be contributed to a US fund for victims of “state-sponsored terrorism.”
US courts have ordered Iran’s clerical regime to pay damages over attacks, most recently in July when a judge told Tehran to pay $879.1 million over a 1996 bombing in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 US airmen.
Iran denies responsibility and states it has no intention of paying, saying the United States should instead compensate for past episodes including its support of Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq War.
Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves but its economy and infrastructure have collapsed to the point that it suffers blackouts and needs help from Iran, which it pays in gold.
President Donald Trump has been seeking to weaken Iran regionally and to remove Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, who shows little sign of leaving soon.
Days before an election in which Trump faces Democrat Joe Biden, who favors diplomacy with Iran, the administration has been ramping up pressure further.
On Thursday, the Treasury Department announced sanctions against eight entities based in Iran, China and Singapore for exporting petrochemical products.
Trump in 2018 walked away from a deal brokered by former president Barack Obama under which Iran scaled back its nuclear program drastically in return for sanctions relief.
2 Comments on "US sells oil seized from Iran to Venezuela for $40 million"
makati1 on Thu, 5th Nov 2020 4:54 pm
Theft is still theft, no matter who profits.
Amerika, the new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’
But then, Amerika is the new Disneyland. LOL
Anonymouse on Thu, 5th Nov 2020 6:29 pm
Back in the day, what the jewmerickans did there, had a name for it.
It was known as ‘piracy’, and was considered very illegal.
“He said a “great portion” of it would be contributed to a US fund for victims of “state-sponsored terrorism.”
These fooking amerikcunts are not fooling anyone, but man, you go to admit, that takes some chutzpah to make a statement like that. With a straight face anyhow.
As for shipping anything anywhere, I hope that the nations of the world take a valuable lesson from this. In the future, make sure your ships have military escorts to ensure their safe arrival. And if your lookouts (ahem radar) spot the ‘jewnighted snakes navy on the horizon, shoot 1st and pretend to feel bad about it later.