Balanced News: US confirms April seizure of Iran oil shipment

The United States confirmed on Friday that it seized a tanker load of Iranian oil in April, just before Iran seized two vessels in the Gulf region. The US Justice Department said it had seized the Suez Rajan, a Greek-managed tanker, and its cargo of 980,000 barrels of crude oil, allegedly being sold by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to China. The seizure was part of the US government’s efforts to enforce sanctions against Iran. The US has now moved to take ownership of the cargo, which is worth tens of millions of dollars, to be sold.