Iran news agency warns U.S. of any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

MAY 15, 2020 / 4:45 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

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DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said that there would be repercussions if the United States acts “just like pirates” against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela.

A senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration told Reuters on Thursday the United States was considering measures it could take in response to Iran’s shipment of fuel to crisis-stricken Venezuela.

The oil sectors of Iran and Venezuela - members of OPEC that both are deeply at odds with the United States - are under tough U.S. sanctions. The Trump administration official declined to specify the measures being weighed but said options would be presented to Trump.

“If the United States, just like pirates, intends to create insecurity on international waterways, it would be taking a dangerous risk and that will certainly not go without repercussion,” the Nour news agency said early on Saturday.

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“News received from informed sources indicate that the U.S. Navy has sent four warships and a Boeing P-8 Poseidon from the VP-26 squadron to the Caribbean region,” Nour said.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-fuel-iran-usa-agency/iran-news-agency-warns-u-s-of-any-move-on-fuel-shipment-to-venezuela-idUSKBN22R3AW?rpc=401&

[Beartracks]

1. If it was a PPE shipment to a state, they'd be all over it. n/t