Caracas-Sana
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Badrino announced that a military force will accompany Iranian oil tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela once it enters the exclusive economic zone of the country.
The US Navy announced yesterday that it had directed 4 warships and an "B8 Poseidon" plane to the Caribbean Sea to intercept 5 Iranian oil tankers transporting fuel to Venezuela.
"When the tankers enter our exclusive economic zone, they will be accompanied by Zawak and planes of the National Armed Forces to welcome their arrival and to thank the Iranian people for their solidarity and cooperation," Padrino was quoted as saying in an interview on Venezuelan television. 1.5 million barrels of fuel.
And Iran announced yesterday in a letter addressed to the International Maritime Organization "IMO" about the American threats to the Iranian oil tankers that it would respond in kind to any threats.
