Four Iranian fuel tankers have successfully reached Venezuela, with a fifth soon to follow. A large Venezuelan military escorts of warships and fighter went alongside the tankers for the final 200 miles to the coast. At least two of the tankers, the first couple to arrive, are now docked and discharging their fuel, while the fifth vessel, the Clavel, is still crossing the Atlantic Ocean, headed toward the Caribbean. Iran had previously warned that any US attempt at intercepting its fuel tankers “would have serious repercussions for the Trump administration ahead of the November elections” — suggesting the return of a tit-for-tat tanker war scenario such as played out in the gulf last summer.