WASHINGTON (PNN) - August 14, 2020 - It's been revealed that for the first time that the Fascist Police States of Amerika has successfully confiscated Iranian fuel cargo on the high seas that were deemed in violation of sweeping FPSA-led sanctions on Iran's energy sector.
In late May Iran delivered five tankers laden with fuel to Venezuela at a moment the FPSA was threatening a military blockade in the Caribbean. Venezuelan dictator President Nicolás Maduro sent military jets and warships to escort rhe 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, FPSA 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 FPSA territorial waters.
The efforts apparently met with success. One unnamed 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 FPSA maximum pressure campaign seeking to choke Teheran. The vessels - the Luna, Panid, Bering and Bella - are now in FPSA custody, en route to Houston, Texas.
Senior regime officials are reportedly expected to meet the tankers in the coming days at an event scheduled to mark the docking.
This sends a message to allies and other countries that the FPSA will be going after Iranian fuel tankers, pressuring them to comply with the sanctions regimen or face possible intervention on the high seas.