US government announces seizure of Iranian oil at sea Iran denies August 15 at 7:02
The U.S. government has announced that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has been designated as a terrorist organization, seized off Iranian oil that had been transported to Venezuela in South America.
As part of increasing pressure on Iran, Iran denies that it is not its own oil.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a statement yesterday that Iran seized 1.1 million barrels of oil at sea, which Iran was transporting with four tankers to Venezuela.
The transportation of oil is said to be in violation of U.S. sanctions under the command of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the United States has designated as a terrorist organization. I am going to apply it.
The measures are part of the U.S.'s increased pressure on Iran, but Iran's state news agency said yesterday that "no ships or shipments owned by Iran were seized," a senior government official said. Denied.
In addition, the Iranian ambassador stationed in Venezuela also posted on Twitter that "it is a lie made by American propaganda and a psychological war," and criticizes the United States.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military released a video showing that the Iranian troops dispatched helicopters and two ships near the Straits of Hormuz in the Middle East to attempt to capture a foreign tanker.
The U.S. Army is wary of the Iranian side's reaction to the seizure of Iranian oil, and is increasing its caution.