Iran Warns U.S. of “Firm Response” over Interference against Venezuela-Bound Fuel Tankers

5/18/20

Hemispheric security

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Iran has warned the United States against conducting “piracy” in the Caribbean as five Iranian tankers laden with fuel sail toward Venezuela.

The tankers’ voyage comes as a senior U.S. official told Reuters on May 14 that the United States was considering what action it could take in response to Iran’s shipment of fuel to crisis-stricken Venezuela.

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