Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker

Published March 4, 2022 1:40 AM

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks have asked the U.S. government to seize Iranian crude oil suspected to be on an American-owned oil tanker in Asia. The filings Thursday in New York come as U.S. investigators continue to probe the alleged involvement of the Suez Rajan, owned by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management. Fleetscape, the Oaktree subsidiary that owns the Suez Rajan, said Friday it was cooperating with investigators. The filings submitted late Thursday ask American authorities to seize the crude oil and sell it on behalf of families to in part settle an over $3 billion judgment.

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