The former master of a tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela’s shadow oil trade has pleaded guilty in U.S ... Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, a citizen of Georgia and former master of the tanker�Bella 1, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S.
The victim, Shivanand Chaurasia, a resident of Surauli village in Deoria district, was working as an engine fitter on the tanker and was employed by a foreign shipping company ... .
Iranian state television, citing the IRGCNavy, said Iranian forces barred an oil tanker from entering the strategic waterway after it attempted to pass through the area without coordination ... .