US begins unloading seized Iranian oil from tanker just days after pressure from bipartisan group of lawmakers
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The U.S. began the transfer of suspected sanctioned Iranian oil off of a seized oil tanker off the coast of Galveston, Texas, on Sunday after a monthslong delay.
Ernst was one of several lawmakers from both parties who penned a letter to President Biden last week demanding answers on the delay of offloading the Suez Rajan oil tanker, which had been seized off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in May and was suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian oil. According to a report from Reuters, fears of Iranian retaliation were responsible for the delay in offloading the tanker, with a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard's navy warning last month that the country would target any oil company that seized the crude from the Suez Rajan. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
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