8 hours agoTensions with US: Iran says it grabbed a foreign ship after smuggling oil
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Iranian state television says Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign ship with 12 members accused of stealing oil. Today's report says the ship was receiving oil from Iranian smugglers for foreign consumers and was spotted on the Iranian island of Larak, on a vital route to trade [...]
Today's report says the ship was receiving oil from Iranian smugglers for foreign consumers and was spotted on the Iranian island of Larak, on a vital route to oil trade.
Television did not identify the ship and did not say which state belonged to the crew, but said it happened Sunday.
American officials have earlier voiced doubts that a Panama-flagged oil ship that was banned on weekends had been kidnapped in Iran's waters, writes The Guardian, translates Periscopi.
Iran's foreign minister's spokesman said yesterday that he had helped a foreign oil vessel after failing.
The already ignored nuclear agreement by Iran and the US has raised tensions in the region, with the US re-establishing economic sanctions on this country.
The United States has sent arsenals to further military and thousands of additional troops to the Middle East following incidents in the past months. /Periscope
