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On August 14, 2020, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization that was on its way to Venezuela. The move represents the government’s largest seizure of fuel shipments from Iran.[1] Also on August 14, the Security Council announced its failure to adopt a draft resolution aimed at extending arms-related restrictions on Iran, set to expire in October under resolution 2231 (2015).[2]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Largest U.S. Seizure of Iranian Fuel from Four Tankers, Press Rel. No. 20-780, Aug. 14, 2020.
[2] United Nations Security Council, Security Council Announces Failure to Adopt Text on Iran Sanctions by 2 Against, 2 in Favor, 11 Abstentions, SC/14277, Aug. 14, 2020 https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14277.doc.htm.