Posted on 08/14/2020 9:49:06 AM PDT by blam
It’s been revealed that for the first time the US has successfully confiscated Iranian fuel cargo on the high seas that were deemed in violation of sweeping US-led sanctions on Iran’s energy sector.
Recall that in late May Iran delivered five tankers laden with fuel to Venezuela at a moment the US was threatening military blockade in the Caribbean. Maduro sent military jets and warships to escort the Iranian tankers, which both countries hailed as a rare, victorious act of defiance against Washington’s plans.
Later in July, when Iran again sent tankers for a second round of deliveries, which the two countries earlier announced would be ‘routine’, US federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit for the seizure of over 1.1 million barrels of gasoline on the four vessels. A judge issued a warrant for the seizure, but it remained unclear whether this could or would be carried out if the tankers never enter US territorial waters.
The efforts apparently met with success, as The Wall Street Journal reports, “One official said the vessels had been taken over without the use of military force but didn’t provide any details.”
No doubt it was done either in international waters or in the territory of an ally friendly to the US maximum pressure campaign seeking to choke Tehran. The vessels – the Luna, Panid, Bering, and Bella – are now in US custody, said by the WSJ to be en route to Houston.
“Senior administration officials are expected to meet the tankers in the coming days at an event scheduled to mark the docking, the officials said,” according to the report.
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I like good news, thanks for posting.
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Caracas, the Paris of the Carribean. After communists destroyed Havana, the Paris of the Carribean. World's largest oil reserves, and they have to import fuel. And probably can't pay for it.
No, it is not hard to refine heavy, high sulfur crude oils into desirable gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuels, asphalt and high sulfur fuel oils providing the refinery vessels, pipes and storage facilities are built using the proper metallurgy. The sulfur is corrosive to the metals if not designed properly. Also, the high sulfur heavy crude oil produces much more heavy fuel oils and less gasoline than the lighter sweeter crudes. So the refining vessels have to be designed to take care of this fact as well. Refineries are built to accommodate the crude feed stock that will be available to the refinery.
i see no need to ever return those vessels: they were seized in violation of international sanctions ...
Socialism is even grander, don’tcha think.
“Senior administration officials are expected to meet the tankers in the coming days at an event scheduled to mark the docking, the officials said” ...
yeah, so they can rub the seizure in the faces of Iran and Venezuela AND send a signal to the rest of the world to not violate international sanctions ...
btw, i’d LOVE to know the story of how the U.S. seized these tankers WITHOUT military intervention!
They're all marxism at the root source
boom!
You spelled Obama wrong, also heads exploding Biden, Pelosi, Schumer , Schiff and the junior squad of four.
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