President Raeisi: Iran’s tanker building for Venezuela proves efficiency of resistance

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has hailed the delivery of the second Iranian-made oil tanker to Venezuela as a testimony to the victory of determination and unity of nations over the American sanctions.

On Saturday, Iran’s Sadra shipbuilding company successfully delivered a second large oil tanker ordered by Venezuela during a visit to Tehran by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The President said the delivery of a 113,000-ton tanker built by Iranian engineers and shipbuilding industries to Venezuela is an example of the country’s high capacity and capability in exporting technical and engineering services to the world and proving the efficiency of the model of resistance economy.

The tanker, which is of the Aframax type, was delivered to the Venezuelan customer during a ceremony earlier in the day in Sadra shipbuilding yards in southern Iran.

Expressing satisfaction over the delivery of the oil tanker to Venezuela, Raeisi said, “While the enemies of Iran and Venezuela try to impede the progress of the free nations of the two countries by imposing severe restrictions and harsh sanctions, the delivery of the 113,000-ton tanker built by Iranian engineers and shipbuilding industry is an example of Iran's high capabilities in exporting technical and engineering services to the world and proves the efficiency of the model of resistance economy.”

The president added that the construction and delivery of the oil tanker, which has also been approved by the Venezuelan Technical and Engineering Group, in addition to helping the Venezuelan government achieve its goal of independence in maritime transport, shows once again that the will and unity of revolutionary nations and governments are much stronger and more effective than the US sanctions.

Pointing to the economies of Iran and Venezuela, Raeisi said such cooperation is a suitable model for all developing and independent countries to see that great things can be done through cooperation and interaction.

The chief executive also announced that two more tankers were under construction, expressing hope that they would be ready for delivery to Venezuela soon.

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