Euronews - Iran is hopeful the US will not resort to military action over it sending oil to Venezuela, the country�s ambassador to the EU told Euronews.

Five tankers of gasoline are on their way from Tehran to Caracas to relieve deep shortages.

But this has angered the US � which has sanctions imposed on both countries � and Washington is reportedly considering redirecting warships already in the Caribbean to confront the issue.

�We are hopeful that nothing would happen there,� said Gholam-Hossein Dehghani, Iran�s ambassador to Brussels, addressing the possibility the US could try and block the oil tankers.

�It�s completely out of any expectation that conflict would be started by Iran there, by an oil tanker.

�But, as I said, if they resort to any military action Iran has shown that always its response is proportional.�

Dehghani also discussed Iran�s relationship with the US since it pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal and the EU�s role in pushing multilateralism. You can listen to more of the interview in the video, above.