Yes, the four vessels, viz. Luna, Pandi, Bering and Bella taken without the use of force and are now on their way to a port in Houston, Texas. https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1294085675055185921
US Justice Department claims the largest seizure in US history of fuel shipments from Iran: 1.116 mn barrels. Albeit, it is unclear where 4 Liberian tankers are now!! https://twitter.com/NavalNews/status/1294962791296782336?s=20
However, Trump seemed to be under the impression on Friday that they too were in U.S. custody and were on their way to Houston, Iran has denied cargo has been seized. Hojjat Soltani said, "Neither are the vessels Iranian, nor have their owners or flags anything to do with Iran"..
The US govt is saying shipments were consigned by Iran's elite military force, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is US designated a terrorist organization-in a bid to divert proceeds of a sale of confiscated shipments to US Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
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