US sanctions have deterred all but Iranian tankers from delivering gasoline to fuel-starved Venezuela, and the Trump administration will keep up pressure on the global shipping industry to avoid the trade, a top State Department official said Sept. 16. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Elliott Abrams, special representative for Iran and Venezuela, told reporters during a briefing that the Trump administration has successfully pushed out all shipping market participants except Iran from making fuel deals with Venezuela. “A lot of people have gasoline for sale — certainly China and Russia have gasoline for sale,” he said. “But US sanctions have led them to the view that they should not be engaged in that trade. […]