The recent arrival of Iranian product tankers into Venezuela has added the Caribbean Sea as a new theatre to the ongoing geopolitical tug of war between Tehran and Washington.
On Monday, the 50,100-dwt Iranian-flagged Clavel (built 2018) entered Venezuelan waters, the fifth of seven ships part of the Islamic republic’s gasoline for gold deal with the South American country, both of which are under pressure from a heavy US sanctions campaign.
