{"id":65549,"date":"2020-05-24T22:51:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T22:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/24\/1st-iranian-ship-reaches-venezuela-with-no-sign-of-us-interference\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:12:14","slug":"1st-iranian-ship-reaches-venezuela-with-no-sign-of-us-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2020\/05\/24\/1st-iranian-ship-reaches-venezuela-with-no-sign-of-us-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Iranian ship reaches Venezuela with no sign of US interference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CARACAS, Venezuela \u2014 The first of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/20\/venezuela-armed-forces-to-escort-iranian-tankers-as-officials-say-us-naval-operations-in-caribbean-a-threat\/\" target=_blank>five tankers loaded with gasoline<\/a> sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation\u2019s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oil tanker Fortune encountered no immediate signs of U.S. interference as it eased through Caribbean waters toward the Venezuelan coast and Venezuelan officials celebrated the arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran and Venezuela have always supported each other in times of difficulty,\u201d Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza tweeted. \u201cToday, the first ship with gasoline arrives for our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/18\/5-iran-tankers-sailing-to-venezuela-amid-us-pressure-tactics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20138615754269.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Venezuela, part of a wider deal between the two U.S.-sanctioned nations amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tanker and four behind it were finishing a high seas journey amid a burgeoning relationship between Iran and Venezuela, both of which Washington says are ruled by repressive regimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russ Dallen, head of the Miami-based investment firm Caracas Capital Markets, confirmed the Fortune\u2019s location using ship tracking technology. He said the Clavel, the last of the five ships, was about 3 1\/2 days behind the lead tanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuela sits atop the world\u2019s largest oil reserves, but it must import gasoline because production has crashed in the last two decades. Critics blame corruption and mismanagement by the socialist administration amid an economic crisis that has led to huge migration by Venezuelans seeking to escape poverty, shortages of basic goods and crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian tankers hold what analysts estimate to be enough gasoline to supply Venezuela for two to three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep gasoline shortages have plagued Venezuela for years, though the problem had until recently largely spared the capital of Caracas, the largest population center and political seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers must wait for days in lines that snake through neighborhood to fill up with government-subsidized gasoline that costs less than a penny for a tank. Wealthier drivers with U.S. dollars turn to the black market, where gas costs up to $12 a gallon. That\u2019s a small fortune in Venezuela, where the monthly minimum wage equals less than $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. accuses Iran and other nations of propping up Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. It\u2019s among nearly 60 nations that back opposition leader Juan Guaid\u00f3 as Venezuela\u2019s legitimate president, contending that Maduro illegitimately won a 2018 election that banned his most popular opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new relationship between Caracas and Tehran, Iran recently also flew shipments of a key chemical needed to help jump start a Venezuelan oil refinery and produce gasoline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that the United States should not to interfere with the shipment of oil bound for Venezuela. In a statement, Rouhani said that the U.S. had created \u201cunacceptable conditions\u201d in different parts of the world, but that Iran would \u201cby no means\u201d be the one to initiate conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf our tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world face any problems caused by the Americans, they will face problems as well,\u201d he added. \u201cWe hope the Americans will not make a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/05\/20\/us-navy-issues-new-distance-guidelines-for-vessels-after-close-encounters-with-iranian-ships\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy issues new distance guidelines for vessels after close encounters with Iranian ships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Navy warned Tuesday it will take &quot;lawful defensive measures&quot; against vessels in the Mideast that come within 100 meters (yards) of its warships, offering specific guidelines after a recent close encounter with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials had announced no plans to try to intercept Iran\u2019s tankers. However, the Trump administration has increased pressure on Maduro, recently offered a $15 million bounty for his arrest after a U.S. court indicted him as a narcotrafficker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. also recently deployed a force of ships, including Navy destroyers and other combat ships, to patrol the Caribbean on what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/19\/naval-buildup-in-caribbean-not-aimed-at-ousting-maduro-says-head-of-us-southern-command\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. officials call a drug interdiction mission<\/a>. The Maduro government considers it a direct threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maduro holds on to power with support from Venezuela\u2019s military and his international allies, also including Cuba, Russia, and China. The U.S. says these nations are engaged in \u201cmalign activities and meddling\u201d around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will not abide by their support of the illegitimate and tyrannical regime of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro,\u201d the Trump administration said in a statement, citing its \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d campaign against the socialist leader. \u201cWill continue until Maduro\u2019s hold on Venezuela is over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A defiant Maduro appeared on state TV days ahead of the ships&#8217; arrivals, vowing a tough response to any U.S. aggression against the Iranian tankers. He showed images of soldiers firing antiaircraft missiles streaking across the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey want to enslave us,\u201d Maduro said Thursday. \u201cIf you want peace, you must be prepared to defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maduro\u2019s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino L\u00f3pez, said Venezuela\u2019s armed forces would welcome the five Iranian tankers, escorting them with ships and planes through the nation\u2019s maritime territory and into port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas and Americas Society research center, said he didn\u2019t expect the U.S. would act against the Iranian tankers. Such an act could too easily escalate, he said, especially in the Persian Gulf where Iran could retaliate against U.S. ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(That) would needlessly undermine the narrative that Venezuela, with the world\u2019s largest proven oil supply, has to import gasoline from Iran of all places because they have become such an international pariah,\u201d Farnsworth said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t, Caracas claims a great victory for the fatherland and tries to portray the U.S. as impotent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation\u2019s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. 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