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The United States seized Iranian oil


Three informed sources said that the United States had officially confiscated a shipment of Iranian oil that had recently been seized off the coast of Greece.

Due to bad weather conditions, the tanker was forced to take refuge off the coast of Greece, where the Greek Coast Guard seized the tanker and handed it over to the US at the request of the US judiciary.

The tanker was initially seized under EU sanctions.

According to an informed source, last Thursday the US Department of Justice announced to Greece that the oil cargo of this ship is Iranian.

Informed sources have stated without giving further details that the oil of this vessel has now been transferred to another tanker rented by the United States and is being transferred to American territory.

In response, Iran summoned the Greek ambassador, calling it an international piracy, and in a statement urging the Greek government to comply immediately with its international obligations.

The statement said: “A ship under the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran was detained by the Greek government on its shores and its cargo was seized by a court order and with the coordination of the US government, while this ship, in order to protect the safety of personnel and ships. He took refuge off the coast of Greece, but unfortunately no cooperation or assistance was provided with the ship, and the military evacuated the cargo, which is a clear example of piracy.

Oil tanker seized Pegasus It was named after the Iranian flag and had a Russian crew لانا Has been changed. The destination of this tanker was Turkey and it is said that this cargo had a volume of 115 thousand tons.

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