US seized 4 Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela

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• The US said it confiscated four Iranian fuel shipments that had been bound for Venezuela, on Friday. 
• US President Donald Trump said Iran should not be sending cargoes to Venezuela. 
• Trump added that the seized shipments are headed to Houston, Texas.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had confiscated four Iranian fuel shipments that had been bound for Venezuela, disrupting a key supply line for both Tehran and Caracas as they defied US sanctions.

US President Donald Trump said Iran should not be sending cargoes to Venezuela and added that the seized shipments were bound for Houston, Texas, and suggested they may have already arrived.

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