The United States has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane that Iran sold to a Venezuelan state airline, drawing condemnation from Tehran.
The US Department of Justice announced late on Monday that it had taken custody of the aircraft after Argentina grounded it 18 months ago. Washington says that the sale of the plane to Venezuela in 2022 by Iran’s Mahan Air violated its sanctions on Tehran.
“Mahan Air – known to ferry weapons and fighters for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah – violated our export restrictions by selling this airplane to a Venezuelan cargo airline. Now, it’s property of the United States government,” said Assistant Secretary of Export Enforcement Matthew S Axelrod in a statement.
Since Argentinian authorities grounded the plane, the US has been seeking to take possession.
The US Justice Department said the US-built plane is scheduled to be disposed of after having arrived in Florida. It did not elaborate further.
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Russia is very peaceful, if Iran and Venezuela are teaming up with Russia it is because the United States is very agressive and they are looking for some protection with the worlds greatest superpower (Russia)
I think that this a war that was cause because a drone attack on 3 U.S troops and the president didn't want war with Iran but they kept sending strikes over here.
US seizes cargo plane sold by Iran to Venezuela in 2022. "Now, it’s property of the United States government,” said Assistant Secretary of Export Enforcement Matthew S Axelrod in a statement. Outright theft.
If Iran is working with Russia, it's safe to say that Iran is quickly becoming a superpower
The West is massively underestimating Iran by trying to provoke them into a war
Iran obviously has stuff that Russia wants, and the US needs to realise this
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