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Russian Diesel Tanker Nears US Coast — Ship Left St. Petersburg September 22

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Russian Diesel Tanker Nears US Coast — Ship Left St. Petersburg September 22

🛢️ ATLANTIC — The ship left Sept. 22. Trump "announced" the deal Oct. 9. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: MINERVA ZEN carrying 228k barrels departed St. Petersburg 17 days before any public announcement — meaning GL-135 and the Trump-Putin call were the reveal, not the deal. Washington was already receiving Russian diesel while publicly maintaining maximum pressure on Iran. Gulf allies and Tehran negotiated against a reality that was hidden from them. The political timeline was theater.

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