After several days of gasoline deliveries from Iran to Venezuela, the Trump Administration has declared the process “disrupted” by their latest threats to sanction the individual boats for carrying the gasoline. The final deliveries have ultimately not happened.
The issue is that the ships are Greek-owned, and banking sanctions could be problematic for them. It is interesting that the US did not take this tack sooner, as they were complaining about the shipments all week, but most of the gasoline was already delivered.
For most of the week, the US indicated they were going to do something more aggressive, and emphasized sending ships into the Caribbean. So far, the US ships haven’t done anything.
On top of that, the US envoy Elliott Abrams has issued a new statement warning all nations in the world that allowing Iran to sell gasoline to Venezuela is a “very dangerous transaction to assist.” The US had already sanctioned a Chinese company over allegations they were helping an airline involved in transporting gold to Iran.
On top of that, the US envoy Elliott Abrams has issued a new statement warning all nations in the world that allowing Iran to sell gasoline to Venezuela is a “very dangerous transaction to assist.”
A “dangerous transaction” is more like the US selling arms to Saudi Arabia. One country buying gasoline from another country could hardly be considered dangerous. What the criminal Abrams meant was that the assisting part was what would be dangerous. And of course he would know because it is the US that is making it dangerous.
the other countries will adhere to our request. they know that maduro must be removed from there and the country will recover with guaido and us running things.
Were you addressing what I said or can you only talk in neocon gibberish?
just cutting to the chase. we are not allowing other countries to sell thinning agents or gasoline to either country. if they get caught doing it there will be repercussions is what Abrams is trying to say. this is just a small step in our efforts to rid the place of maduro. we have an array of measures planned to thwart any attempt by these two to establish any type of relationship that we don’t like.
I see. You can only talk in neocon gibberish. Thanks for proving my point.
who cares what your point is. neoconism is here to stay.
Neoconism? That’s funny. Did you mean neoconservatism? I see you’re a smart neocon too.
Yo, wars. I figured this clown out almost from his first post. He’s so overtly a troll that I blocked his ass from day one. I recommend you, and everyone else, do the same.
Over the years any number of people have come here to troll. They stick around as long as they continue to get their jollies, which is as long as people engage them. When engagement falls off, they leave for more fertile fields.
He’s just another time waster. Let him go somewhere else and waste other people’s time.
Maduro & the Iranian revolution aren’t going anywhere. The American Anglo-Zionist Empire is.
we have states stronger than iran and venezuela combined.
I know. I try but I fail.
Exactly, as successfully as we run Libya.
we are not that interested in libya. we have that one on the backburner. once we get venezuela and iran up to snuff we can refocus our efforts there and see what went wrong.
Too many things shifting from back to front burners. And too many burners at once. Big ones, like China and Russia. Medium ones like Iraq, hoping to ignite Iranian burner. And while Afghanistan is being reduced to low heat, a lots of tiny burners in Africa. We need to stick with one, and do the burning. This Iran burner has been simmering for decades, off and on — and Venezuela kind of getting stale. And whatever happened to Syria Assad himself said that he packed several times as the “must go” message got confusing.
Yep, too many burners. And I forgot those burning across US cities.
Sanctions are huge money making business. It is murky , as the banks and other entities involved are shady in their dealings. One bank can blackmail another if they have some “sanctioned” assets, or give them a cut of profit if they cooperate. Sanctions are a big racket Divesting from sanctioning regime is near impossible as all banks, myriad of investment instruments and clearing houses are tied into international trade one way or another. To my knowledge of all Western countries only Germany has a system of Savings Banks that are prohibited to take part in international finance. But Merkel could have undermined it by now. She is a master if taking grand stands, then when nobody is watching she massages the outcome to suit international cartels. Tries to give as little as possible.
What’s happening with antiwar.com?
It seems the 4th ship is in Venezuela and the 5th is on course to Venezuela!
I don’t understand why the link fake news
Thanks for the update. I remember that the reports of the five tankers said they were Iranian owned, so this bit about the last two being turned away was puzzling. But now it’s become clear.
In order to avoid the embarrassment associated with the five ships getting to Venezuela undisturbed, the US MSM propaganda machine created the illusion of anti-Maduro effectiveness by blocking ***TWO OTHER*** ships.
And it will be effective, the illusion that is, because the fictional “blocking of the last two ships” will be accepted by the overwhelming majority of Americans simply, you know, because that will have been all they will have heard reported. Hell, I believed it. That is until Kamal clued me in.
Now, I’m gonna look for confirmation, but knowing the ways of propaganda, my default conclusion/expectation is “Of course. It’s MSM bullsh*t”. Thanks, Kamal.
United States is proving socialism dose not work . The people in Venezuela are starving because socialism does not work . If Venezuela had let the American oil companies get Venezuela’s oil everything would be just fine . So the United States puts a blockade on Venezuela because socialism dose not work . How stupid do you think every body is ? How do you know Venezuela is not starving because of the United States sanctions , Blockade and confiscating their money .
What the US has proved is that there is nothing called a Free Market.
Eric, your comment is confusing. Was part of it sarcasm?
yes and no . Socialism is good in some instances and capitalism is bad in some instances . And the opposite is very often true .
But there is no reason for the United States to force their ideas on other people .
At this point the U.S. is possibly more concerned with Guado assuming power than Maduro retaining it…
Venezuela is at least stable and not likely to explode.