U.S. Seizes Iranian Missiles And Sanctions 11 Firms Over Iran Oil Dealings

On February 9, 2020, U.S. authorities seized: three type “358” surface-to-air missiles. (Department of Justice)

CNN: US touts largest ever seizure of Iranian oil and weapons

Washington (CNN)The US announced Thursday that it has sold petroleum from its largest-ever seizure of Iranian fuel for more than $40 million and will direct most of the proceeds to a fund for the victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Officials from the State Department and Department of Justice also said that the US had conducted its largest ever seizure of Iranian weapons in late 2019 and early 2020. "These actions represent the government's largest-ever civil seizures of fuel and weapons from Iran," said John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security. "Iran continues to be a leading state sponsor of terrorism and a worldwide destabilizing force."

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