Iranian Tanker Wanted By United States Not Heading to Greece
PARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters)– An Iranian vessel which the United States desires taken is not heading in the direction of Greece as it cruises with the Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis informed France 24 TELEVISION onThursday
The Adrian Darya, previously called Grace 1, left Gibraltar onSunday Ship- tracking information on Tuesday revealed it was heading towards the Greek port of Kalamata on the southerly shore of the Peloponnese as well as was set up to show up following Monday.
“The ship is not heading towards Greece. We have not received a request for it to dock in a Greek port,” stated Mitsotakis, that remained in Paris for a conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The vessel was apprehended by Gibraltar after British pressures confiscated it in July on uncertainty of damaging assents on Syria, yet it was launched on Sunday.
The United States wishes to apprehend it once again on the premises it has web links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, which it considers a terrorist company.
UNITED STATE Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Tuesday that the United States would certainly take every activity it might to avoid the vessel providing oil to Syria in conflict of united state assents. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta as well as Inti Landauro; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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