Washington 0
16 August 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice issued “a seizure warrant and forfeiture complaint” for the Iranian oil tanker released by Gibraltar. An accompanying statement indicated that “the documents allege a scheme to unlawfully access the U.S. financial system to support illicit shipments to Syria from Iran by the IRGC”.

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