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4 hours agoIranian ship: The United States admits it tried to bribe its captain with millions of dollars.
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The US State Department has confirmed that it has offered millions of dollars to Iran's oil ship captain at the centre of the diplomatic crash. Brian Hooke, head of the Iran Action Group, had e-mailed ship's captain Adrian Darya 1 to sail through the waters so that [...]
The US State Department has confirmed that it has offered millions of dollars to Iran's oil ship captain at the centre of the diplomatic crash.
Brian Hooke, head of the Iran Action Group, had e-mailed the ship's captain Adrian Darya 1 to sail through the waters that the United States would be able to catch.
The ship was suspected of carrying oil to Syria, and was temporarily banned by British authorities in Gibraltar during July, the BBC writes, translates Periscopi.
It was released last month after Iran provided guarantees for its destination.
The US Justice Department, which had tried to block the launch, had then issued an order to seize the ship.
The cash reports offered to the captain first appeared in the Financial Times during yesterday, and were confirmed by the State Department.
But it is also reported that the Indian ship captain, Mr. Kumar, he had just ignored the e-mails promised a few million dollars.
Iran's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, immediately accused the United States of <x0-seconds open”
