TEHRAN: Iranian authorities said Friday they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi as saying that three of the suspects were arrested in an undisclosed country abroad, while the rest were apprehended in the Iranian capital and the north of the country. A car containing stolen property was found abandoned at Imam Khomeini Airport, the prosecutor added.
The TV report showed footage of jewelry, gold coins and bundles of dollar bills laid out on a long table.
The gang also allegedly stole surveillance cameras and other monitoring items from the bank, which is located on a major thoroughfare near Tehran University, and within walking distance of a police station.
Bank robberies are rare in theocratic Iran. If convicted, the suspects face lengthy prison sentences.
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Iran state media say 13 arrested over Tehran bank heist
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Iran state media say 13 arrested over Tehran bank heist
- Three of the suspects were arrested in an undisclosed country abroad
- A car containing stolen property was found abandoned at Imam Khomeini Airport
US VP says Venezuela can only sell oil if it serves US interests
- The United States controls Venezuela’s purse strings, Vance said
WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance, in remarks due to air later on Wednesday, said Venezuela can only sell its oil if it serves the interests of the United States.
Vance told Fox News’ “Jesse Waters Primetime” show that the United States — which carried out strikes against the South American country and captured its president over the week — controls Venezuela’s purse strings.
“We control the energy resources, and we tell the regime, you’re allowed to sell the oil so long as you serve America’s national interest, you’re not allowed to sell it if you can’t serve America’s national interest,” Vance said.
Excerpts of the interview were released before it aired.
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