"US Seizes Former Iranian-Owned Boeing Jet Sold to Venezuela"

The US government has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane that was sold by a sanctioned Iranian airline to a Venezuelan firm in violation of American export control laws. The plane, previously owned by Mahan Air, a sanctioned Iranian airline, was transferred to Emtrasur, a Venezuelan cargo airline, without US government authorization, allegedly benefiting Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The US Justice Department is preparing to dispose of the plane, which was detained by Argentine law enforcement in 2022 and officially transferred to the US on Sunday. Venezuela has demanded the release of the plane, while a left-leaning alliance has condemned the US actions as a violation of international law.