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Related: About this forumVenezuela's military to escort Iranian tankers bringing petrol
Source: BBC
Venezuela's military to escort Iranian tankers bringing petrol
21 May 2020
The Venezuelan military will escort Iranian tankers delivering much-needed petrol to the country to prevent any attempt by the US to stop them.
Five vessels are on the high seas and are due to arrive in the coming days.
Venezuela's defence minister said they would be "welcomed" into its exclusive economic zone, which extends 370km (200 nautical miles) from its shores.
The US, which has imposed sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, is reportedly considering steps to deter shipments.
The US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, said the need to import petrol highlighted the mismanagement of Venezuela's oil industry by President Nicolás Maduro's government.
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21 May 2020
The Venezuelan military will escort Iranian tankers delivering much-needed petrol to the country to prevent any attempt by the US to stop them.
Five vessels are on the high seas and are due to arrive in the coming days.
Venezuela's defence minister said they would be "welcomed" into its exclusive economic zone, which extends 370km (200 nautical miles) from its shores.
The US, which has imposed sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, is reportedly considering steps to deter shipments.
The US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, said the need to import petrol highlighted the mismanagement of Venezuela's oil industry by President Nicolás Maduro's government.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52751224
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Venezuela's military to escort Iranian tankers bringing petrol (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2020
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dware
(12,337 posts)1. If the US Navy wanted to interdict those tankers,
there's not much the Venezuelan military could do to stop them.
I truly hope it doesn't come to this, but the fact is that the Ven. Navy is no match for the US Navy and their ships would quickly be disabled or sunk.
You dredged up something from May.
I applaud you.
EX500rider
(10,835 posts)4. They have a bath tub navy...lol
2 submarines, 3 frigates, 6 OPV, 25 patrol boats,4 landing ship tank, 3 auxiliary ships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivarian_Navy_of_Venezuela