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US seeks forfeiture of seized oil tanker, crude aboard vessel, over Iran trade

( February 27, 2026, 15:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US government has filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of the Skipper, a crude oil tanker seized by the US on the high seas in December 2025, and about 1.8 million barrels of crude oil cargo supplied by Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA), the state-owned oil company. The vessel and its cargo are forfeitable as property affording a person a source of influence over Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, prosecutors said.Statement follows below:...

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