May 11, 2024

Iran Ships Fuel to Venezuela, Flouting U.S. Pressure on Its Foes

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The first of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel has reached gasoline-starved Venezuela in a show of defiance by two U.S. adversaries flouting American sanctions aimed at unseating their authoritarian governments.As the first vessel entered Venezuelan waters late Saturday, Iran’s national anthem sounded on Venezuela state television against images of the late Islamic revolutionary Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as black-chador-covered women march with an Iranian flag. By Kejal Vyas and Benoit Faucon. Full Text -> WSJ

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