The purported owners of the 1m-plus barrels of Iranian gasoline that the US took from four Greek-owned tankers during their voyage to Venezuela blasted the US in court papers on Tuesday.

Mobin International, Oman Fuel and Sohar Fuel — allegedly Iranian front companies — said the US never actually connected the gasoline to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) when they sought a court order allowing the cargo seizure over the summer.