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SERVICES the Atlantic Ocean with estimated dates of cyber attacks,” he said.
arrival in early October. Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA,
Tankers carrying Iranian U.S. sanctions, Washington has not moved to and the oil ministry did not immediately reply
Although both countries are under tough
to a request for comment.
fuel begin entering intercept the vessels, which made a previous expected to deliver about 820,000 barrels
The Forest, Faxon and Fortune are together
fuel delivery to Venezuela between May and
Venezuelan waters June. of gasoline and other fuels, helping to ease
shortages in Venezuela.
The United States in July seized a group
The first of a group of three tankers carrying of Iranian cargoes aboard privately owned More than 35 demonstrations - mostly
Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela vessels bound for Venezuela through a civil peaceful - were held since the weekend to
entered the waters of the South American forfeiture case. The cargoes are expected to be protest the lack of power, water, gasoline
nation on Monday, according to Refinitiv auctioned soon, with the proceeds going to and other basic services, a Venezuelan NGO
Eikon data, in the most recent sign of the the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism that oversees social conflict said on Twitter.
countries’ expanding trade. Fund. Another organization reported that 31 people
The two OPEC members have increased Yahya Rahim-Safavi, former chief have been detained in recent days after similar
cooperation this year by exchanging crude, commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary protests.
fuel, food, equipment for refineries and other Guards (IRGC), told reporters on Sunday that Separately, an Iranian very large crude
industrial goods. Many details about the Iran helps “every Muslim and non-Muslim carrier (VLCC) is expected to depart this
transactions are not available, however. country” that asks for help. week from Venezuela’s Jose port with 1.9
The Iran-flagged tanker Forest, He said that Iran received gold bars in million barrels of Venezuelan heavy oil for
transporting some 270,000 barrels of fuel exchange for the gasoline previously delivered the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC),
loaded in the Middle East, entered Venezuela’s to Venezuela, sent by airplane “so that nothing according to a source and PDVSA loading
exclusive economic zone around 8:05 would happen to it.” schedules. The NIOC did not respond to
a.m. local time (1205 GMT) without any “(The Venezuelans) have stood up to the questions about the plan.
disturbances, according to the data. Americans, and we are helping them, giving REUTERS
Two Iranian tankers following the same them software and giving them ideas, such as
route, the Faxon and the Fortune, are crossing how to mobilize the people and how to repel

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