Venezuela and Iran Resist U.S. Sanctions With Fuel Flotilla
- First of three vessels with gasoline entered local waters
- Sanctions-hit Venezuelans endure days-long lines to fill up
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The first vessel in an Iranian convoy of ships bringing desperately needed fuel arrived in Venezuela, demonstrating both nations’ determination to undermine U.S. efforts to isolate the governments in Tehran and Caracas.
The Iranian tanker Forest entered Venezuelan waters early on Monday, according to tanker-tracker data collected by Bloomberg. It’s heading to El Palito refinery port, said union leader Ivan Freites. It’s one of three vessels bringing hundreds of thousands of barrels of the fuel.