Posted on 05/21/2020 1:14:39 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers bringing fuel to the gasoline-starved country as soon as they enter its exclusive economic zone, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Wednesday.
His comments came after Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said the shipment should "alarm" Latin America. Both OPEC members are U.S. adversaries whose oil industries are under U.S. sanctions. Trump administration officials say Washington is considering a response to the shipment.
The tankers - Fortune, Forest, Petunia, Faxon and Clavel - are carrying around 1.5 million barrels of fuel, and passed the Suez Canal in the first two weeks of May, Refinitiv Eikon data show. They are expected to arrive in Venezuela between late May and early June.
"When they enter our exclusive economic zone, they will be escorted by Bolivarian National Armed Forces boats and planes to welcome them in and thank the Iranian people for their solidarity and cooperation," Padrino said on state television, adding that the government was in touch with Iran's defense minister.
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Bolivia is a land-locked country. Why would they need boats?
Bolivarian National Armed Forces boats and planes.
The Bolivarian National Movement is related to officially renaming Venezuela tin 1999 the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela) . It was Chavez brainwave to cristian his government the ‘Bolivarian Revolution’. Simon Bolivar is somewhere regretting he wasted his life on the nation named for him.
An engagement between this flotilla and ‘mystery submarines’ would be amusing.
Note to Venezuela: The torpedoes will be at night, and run beneath any pickets you put in place. (Don’t put your boats too close, the fireballs will be rather epic.)
Inshallah, Iran.
Thank you for the explanation.
Stop or we’ll sink ourselves!
In other news, 4th graders are escorting Freshman to and from gym class.
Interesting to see who blinks.
No problemo. We’ll sink them too! Better value per munition. Win-Win.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Wednesday.
Good to see Vlad is on the job in Venezuela.
“... Bolivarian National Armed Forces boats...”
Isn’t that the same navy that recently sank one of its own ships when it rammed a German passenger ship? I’m not sure I’d want an escort from them.
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