US seeks seizure of petroleum on 4 Iranian vessels destined for Venezuela

On Wednesday 1 July 2020, a forfeiture application and warrant for seizure was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that all the petroleum on board 4 vessels sailing from Iran to Venezuela are subject to forfeiture based on the terrorism forfeiture statute. A warrant was subsequently issued on 2 July 2020, which makes an …