US seizes nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil allegedly bound for China | CNN Politics
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The US government seized nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil allegedly bound for China, according to newly unsealed court documents and a statement released by the Department of Justice on Friday.
  • NateNate60@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    The legal grounds: The oil was shipped by a US company in violation of US law. American companies can’t do business with an organisation that the US government has designated as a terrorist organisation. Thus American authorities siezed the ship and its cargo.