Tehran Says Ships Targeted by U.S. Were Holding Iranian Fuel

Iran oil minister Zanganeh says Venezuela had paid for cargoes
U.S. says it contracted vessels to halt tankers, transfer fuel

Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

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By Arsalan Shahla and Verity Ratcliffe

August 17, 2020 at 8:02 AM UTC

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August 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM UTC

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Four tankers whose cargoes were seized by the U.S. over the past month were heading to Venezuela with gasoline loaded in Iran, according to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh.