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Greece ‘won’t assist’ Iranian tanker sought by US – deputy FM Greece ‘won’t assist’ Iranian tanker sought by US – deputy FM
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Greece has said it won’t assist an Iranian supertanker sought by the US that’s in the Mediterranean Sea and believed headed for a Greek port. Greece has said it won’t assist an Iranian supertanker sought by the US that’s in the Mediterranean Sea and believed to be headed for a Greek port.
Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said Greece is under “pressure from US authorities,” which claim the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1 is tied to a sanctioned organization, AP reports.Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said Greece is under “pressure from US authorities,” which claim the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1 is tied to a sanctioned organization, AP reports.
Varvitsiotis says the tanker is too big for any Greek port and can’t legally unload its $130 million worth of light crude at EU refineries.Varvitsiotis says the tanker is too big for any Greek port and can’t legally unload its $130 million worth of light crude at EU refineries.
The ship left Gibraltar on Sunday after being held up for a month for allegedly attempting to breach EU sanctions on Syria. Gibraltar said Iran provided assurances the tanker wouldn’t unload its cargo in Syria. The ship left Gibraltar on Sunday after being held up for a month for allegedly attempting to breach EU sanctions on Syria. Gibraltar said Iran provided assurances that the tanker wouldn’t unload its cargo in Syria.