Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff U.S. sanctions if they aid the tanker flotilla, the U.S. envoy on Venezuela told Reuters on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2020. Andrew Harnik/ Pool via REUTERS
It was a sign of deepening ties between Venezuela and Iran, both OPEC members with fraught relations with the United States. He said diplomatic warnings, known as demarches, have been sent privately to governments “around the world.”
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