US seizes nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil allegedly bound for China | CNN Politics
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The US government seized nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil allegedly bound for China, according to newly unsealed court documents and a statement released by the Department of Justice on Friday.
  • stevedidWHATEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    I’m sorry man but when it comes to international topics I can’t trust some faceless user on the internet for a run down of what happened.

    Do you have any sources or directions you can point me in for more information about the inconsistencies in reporting?

    (Just had a thought, we should have meta news agencies that analyze news agencies (including each other meta news agency))

    • TheThirdAccount
      3•1 year ago

      Yeah my guy/gal non-binarny pal, I wouldn’t take some Random Internet Person’s word either (although I did mention where you could find it…)

      End of my workday and I’m tired and maybe could have found some better examples, but here’s the bit about going after foreign financial services: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-561/subpart-B

      I’m having trouble finding a clear example of the extraterritoriality of US sanctions against individuals, but it’s defined in nearly every EO.