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U.S. Treasury warns anyone fueling Iran tanker risks being blacklisted
Earlier thread: Iran tanker: US offers captain millions to hand over ship
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Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 / 4:34 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
U.S. Treasury warns anyone fueling Iran tanker risks being blacklisted
Timothy Gardner
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday warned that anyone around the world who helps fuel Iranian vessels blacklisted by Washington runs the risk of being designated as well.
The Treasury Department blacklisted the Adrian Darya, a tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran, on Aug. 30.
Washington has warned that it would regard any assistance given to the ship as support for a terrorist group, namely, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. State Department has also said that any oil delivery to Syria from the tanker “enables the terrorism” of President Bashar al-Assad.
The ship, formerly called Grace 1, was detained by Britain off Gibraltar in July due to British suspicion it was carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions.
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U.S. Treasury warns anyone fueling Iran tanker risks being blacklisted
Timothy Gardner
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday warned that anyone around the world who helps fuel Iranian vessels blacklisted by Washington runs the risk of being designated as well.
The Treasury Department blacklisted the Adrian Darya, a tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran, on Aug. 30.
Washington has warned that it would regard any assistance given to the ship as support for a terrorist group, namely, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. State Department has also said that any oil delivery to Syria from the tanker “enables the terrorism” of President Bashar al-Assad.
The ship, formerly called Grace 1, was detained by Britain off Gibraltar in July due to British suspicion it was carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-usa-fuel/u-s-treasury-warns-anyone-fueling-iran-tanker-risks-being-blacklisted-idUSKCN1VQ2O8