The second of a group of three Iranian tankers entered Venezuelan waters on Wednesday, carrying fuel for the gasoline-starved nation, which is struggling under a collapsing oil industry and U.S. sanctions that have crippled imports and exports. The Iran-flagged vessel Fortune reached Venezuelas exclusive economic zone at 1:45 a.m. local time (0545 ...

Iran Review | Elijah J. Magnier: Iranian tankers were 2200 km from the US coast when the Iranian-flagged Fortune, followed by Forest, entered Venezuelan waters, challenging the US embargo and the USs threats. The Islamic Republic was broadcasting loud and clear a strong message. The first message was dispatched to the US administration after Gulf ...

The New York Times | Julie Turkewitz: The shipment represents a deepening of ties between two pariah states that are both under U.S. sanctions. An oil tanker called Fortune has sailed into Venezuela from Iran, the first of five ships expected to arrive in a nation so starved of gasoline that the docking of a single tanker was hailed on Monday by ...

Reuters - The lead vessel of a five-tanker flotilla carrying fuel supplied by Iran to gasoline-thirsty Venezuela neared one of state-run PDVSAs ports as President Nicolas Maduro thanked Tehran on Sunday. Iran is providing Venezuela with 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and components in a move criticized by U.S. authorities as both nations are under ...

Reuters - The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the South American countrys exclusive economic zone on Saturday, despite a U.S. officials warning that Washington was considering a response to the shipment. The tanker, named Fortune, reached the countrys waters at around 7:40 p.m. local time (1140 ...