US takes possession of Iranian-owned Boeing 747

WASHINGTON (CN) - The United States has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane a sanctioned Iranian company sold to a Venezuelan firm.

The plane, previously owned by Tehran-based Mahan Air, arrived in Florida on Monday, the Department of Justice announced.

"The Justice Department is committed to ensuring that the full force of U.S. laws deny hostile state actors the means to engage in malign activities th