“So that is both poetic and tangible justice.”
Indeed.
“Trump admin to sell Iranian fuel meant for Venezuela, give proceeds to terror victims,” Associated Press, October 30, 2020:
The Trump administration plans to use proceeds from the sale of fuel confiscated from Iranian tankers to benefit victims of terrorism, officials announced Thursday.
The US military in August seized 1.1 million barrels of fuel from four Iranian tankers bound for Venezuela. The fuel has since been sold, and officials say the proceeds will go to a special fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
The money “will now go to a far better use than either regime, Iran or Venezuela, could have envisioned because it will provide relief for victims of terrorism rather than the perpetrators of such acts,” said Elliott Abrams, the State Department’s special representative for Iran and Venezuela.
“So that is both poetic and tangible justice,” he added.
The US estimates that it will be able to recoup some $40 million from the sale, said Michael Sherwin, acting US attorney for the District of Columbia….