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Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:48 pm

The National Bolivarian Armed Forces guarantee the arrival of Iranian ships timely and safely.

On the night of Saturday, May 23, the Fortune, an Iranian-flagged vessel, reached Venezuelan jurisdictional waters carrying approximately 45.5 million gallons of gasoline and related products, aiming to alleviate the gasoline shortage derived from the U.S. blockade.

TeleSUR correspondent Madeleine Gracia, who sailed to international waters to transmit the information in real-time, reported that the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) did not face any problem receiving the oil tanker Fortune and accompanying it to port.

“The mission proceeded perfectly normally,” Garcia stressed, adding that the other four Iranian tankers – Petunia, Forrest, Faxon, and Clavel – would arrive in Venezuela in a few hours.

Last week, an anonymous senior Trump administration official said that the Iranian fuel shipment “is not only unwelcome by the United States but it’s unwelcome by the region and we’re looking at measures that can be taken,” a statement that, even though never confirmed by U.S government, was seriously taken by Iran as a threat.

TeleSUR reports the arrival of the Fortune tanker in Venezuelan jurisdictional waters, which is escorted by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB)

Due to the possibility of a U.S. attempt to prevent the arrival of the tankers, Iranian authorities warned then against U.S. interference with commerce between sovereign states.

“Coercing nations into complying with the U.S. illegal demands threatens multilateralism, as the foundation of international relations, and sets a dangerous precedent, paving the way for those who aspire rather divide, not unite nations,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on May 22.

(telesurenglish)

Albert Echetah

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