Report: Iran builds oil tanker for Venezuela
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Iran's official news agency is reporting the country has finished building an oil tanker for Venezuela, a key ally.
The IRNA report says the project means Iran has joined countries with capability of building oil tankers.
It comes as Iran considers building nuclear-powered freighters and oil tankers. That could provide a reason to increase the level of its uranium enrichment for fuel. The West suspects Iran is aiming at building nuclear weapons. Iran denies that.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Tuesday report says the new tanker is 250 meters long, 44 meters wide and weighs 21,000 tons. It can carry 750,000 barrels of oil at a speed of up to 16 knots.
This is the first of four ships ordered by Venezuela. It was built in 24 months.