In April 2023, Iran seized the Advantage Sweet, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, and announced plans to unload approximately $50 million worth of Chevron oil. The seizure, conducted by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under a court order related to a lawsuit by EB patients, targeted cargo originally bound for the United States. This action was in response to American sanctions that have blocked the sale of critical medicines, including those from a Swedish company, to Iranian victims of rare skin diseases. The international community, including a State Department spokesperson, has criticized the move, calling for the immediate release of the tanker. Despite the sanctions, Iran continues to import Western goods, highlighting the selective impact of these measures.
As Houthi attacks in the Middle East escalate, Iranian pro-government media said that Tehran would “unload” $50 million worth of crude oil from a ship it seized illegally in April 2023 Analysis by @sfrantzman https://t.co/EWv10rnLGI
Citing lack of access to Swedish medical bandages and drugs due to sanctions, Iran is now proceeding to seize 1 million barrels of Kuwaiti oil that was bound for USA last year. Meanwhile, Iran has no trouble importing Western goods such as iPhones and BMW's through other nations. https://t.co/N73PW0S6CB
Iran seized and confiscated an American oil tanker and issued a statement “Due to the sanctions of Western countries, in particular the United States, as a result of which the Swedish company prevented the sale of medicines needed by patients, causing serious physical and moral… https://t.co/HVOisao9k6
NEW - Iran seizes US cargo on oil tanker over sanctions: judiciary https://t.co/FSHO6mpUpm
Iran should immediately release the Advantage Sweet tanker, State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the Fars news agency reported Iran will unload about $50 million worth of crude from the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized last year. https://t.co/vJqYHxgjW5
Iran seized and confiscated an American oil tanker and issued a statement: " Due to sanctions from Western countries, in particular the United States, as a result of which the Swedish company prevented the sale of medicines needed by patients, causing serious physical and moral… https://t.co/oboQlxeffN
Iran will confiscate all $50 million of Chevron oil from a tanker seized last year in response to American sanctions that prevented the sale of critical medicines to Iranian victims of rare skin diseases https://t.co/VKlGa5IOxE
Iran confiscated US oil cargo in the Persian Gulf by court order after a lawsuit by EB patients. https://t.co/UnLI5FCBD9
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡ In the Persian Gulf, the IRGC has seized a tanker carrying $50 million worth of oil to the United States - Fars News Iran seizes US oil cargo in Persian Gulf under court order following lawsuit by EB patients. https://t.co/ZIbpbRFm6F
#Iran will unload about $50 million worth of crude from the Advantage Sweet, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized by Iran’s army in April 2023, the semi-official Fars news agency reports. https://t.co/EcDwl0sNHJ