Iranian Warship Could Be Bringing Millions of Gallons of Fuel to Venezuela

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The former oil-tanker the Iranian Navy converted into a warship could be carrying millions of gallons of fuel to Venezuela in a ploy to get around U.S. sanctions, according to photos that emerged on Persian social media.

On Thursday, undated photos of IRIN Makran show the ship, designed to carry around 3 million of gallons of fuel, riding low in the water compared to its January commissioning photos. The photos, circulated on the Telegram instant messaging...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/10/iranian-warship-could-be-bringing-millions-of-gallons-of-oil-to-venezuela

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