• <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-seizes-iranian-oil-cargo-near-greek-island-sources-2022-05-26/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">The US seized Iranian oil</a> held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece, and will send the cargo to the US loaded on another vessel, Reuters reported. As Iran and Russia are facing separate US sanctions, it was unclear whether the cargo was confiscated due to Iranian oil or due to sanctions on the tanker over its Russian connection.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Zoom in: The Iranian-flagged ship was among five vessels that the US sanctioned on Feb 22 for having connections to a bank critical to Russia's defense sector, and was previously Russian-flagged until May 1.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The catch: The seizure comes after the US imposed sanctions on a "Russian-backed oil smuggling and money laundering network" for Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, in the midst of Washington's efforts to revive a tattered nuclear deal with Iran.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Meanwhile: Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said US President Joe Biden should reverse the economic sanctions Trump has reimposed, if he wants to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. Speaking at Davos, Iran's FM said a window for diplomacy remains open with the US if sanctions were removed.</li></ul>

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