An Iranian-flagged cargo ship carrying food and medical supplies has docked at the Venezuelan port of La Guaira.
Iranian Labour News Agency
An Iranian-flagged cargo ship carrying food and medical supplies has docked at the Venezuelan port of La Guaira.
Oil tankers that were sailing toward Venezuela have turned around and others have left the country’s waters as the United States considers blacklisting dozens of ships for transporting Venezuelan oil, according to shipping data and industry sources.
France, Italy and Denmark gave initial support for a British plan for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, proposed after Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker, three senior EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
Iran's oil minister, Bijan Zanganeh, said to ILNA news agency that no country can compensate for Iran’s absence from the global oil market.
Iran’s ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad said a very small number of demonstrators blocked the entrance of Iran's diplomatic mission in London and prevented diplomats from entering the building.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called on the international community to take a “decisive stand” but said in an interview published on Sunday that the kingdom does not want a war in the region; Reuters reported.
Prior to false statements by British foreign secretary in blind compliance with American officials in pinning the blame of the oil tankers’ explosion on Iran, the British envoy to Iran was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday expressed concern about explosion at the Oman Sea affecting the oil tankers, calling for clarifying dimensions of the sabotage on some oil tankers.
The US government announced that it will reimpose sanctions on Iran's oil industry that had been waived under the Iran nuclear deal.
Greek ship owners are most likely to be affected by US sanctions on Iranian oil exports, referring to the VesselsValue web portal.