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As I had initially explained, this was a minor payment issue and US losers attempted to steal Iranian oil. The matter has been satisfactorily resolved and the oil is back in Iranian hands. This was a robust demonstration of Iranian will and capability. Russia supported the firm Iranian action.
IRGC: Tanker carrying stolen Iranian oil released from detention
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 11:35 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 12:12 PM ]
This undated photo shows the Sothys.
An oil tanker detained by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has been released by court order after its cargo of stolen Iranian oil was unloaded at Bandar Abbas port, the IRGC said on Wednesday.
The tanker, the MV Sothys, was confiscated on Oct. 24 in the Gulf of Oman where IRGC forces thwarted an attempt by the US Navy to escort the stolen cargo to the destination which the US government wanted.
Iran's oil sales are subject to the most draconian US sanctions ever imposed on a country, but the illegal measures have not deterred the Islamic Republic from sending shipments to their customers.
Earlier Wednesday, new agencies said satellite tracking data and other signals suggested that the detained oil tanker had left Iran and entered the Gulf of Oman.
The incident involved dramatic scenes in which IRGC speedboats and other assets rounded up US warships trying to escort the Sothys to safety.
The US was caught off guard, especially after the IRGC released a video of the incident in which Iranian forces repelled American destroyers.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby then claimed that US forces had come to the scene to monitor the situation.
IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif dismissed it, stating that US forces had a mission to protect the MV Sothys.
“They had come to provide support to the pirates of the Iranian oil and to escort them,” Sharif was quoted as saying by ISNA news agency.
The United States has a history of carrying out piracy acts against Iranian oil tankers under the pretext that the shipments violated US sanctions against Iran.
In August last year, the US claimed that it had confiscated 1.1 million barrels of Iranian oil headed for Venezuela, but officials in Tehran said the cargoes did not belong to Iran.
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Moscow reacts to US piracy bid against Iranian oil tanker
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a recent failed attempt by the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
According to Sputnik news agency, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said regarding Iran's decisive action to prevent the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman last week and blamed "irresponsible US policies" for escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region and called for an investigation into the recent incident in the Sea of Oman.
The spokeswoman said that the tensions in the Persian Gulf are the result of Washington's irresponsible policies, which have many times escalated the tensions around Iran and in the entire region.
The IRGC naval forces thwarted the US navy warships in the Sea of Oman to steal an Iranian oil tanker last week. The IRGC announced on Tuesday night that the seized Sothys oil tanker which was owned by Vietnam but was carrying Iranian oil was freed in the southern waters of the country in the Persian Gulf after unloading its cargo.
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IRGC: Tanker carrying stolen Iranian oil released from detention
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 11:35 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 12:12 PM ]
This undated photo shows the Sothys.
An oil tanker detained by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has been released by court order after its cargo of stolen Iranian oil was unloaded at Bandar Abbas port, the IRGC said on Wednesday.
The tanker, the MV Sothys, was confiscated on Oct. 24 in the Gulf of Oman where IRGC forces thwarted an attempt by the US Navy to escort the stolen cargo to the destination which the US government wanted.
Iran's oil sales are subject to the most draconian US sanctions ever imposed on a country, but the illegal measures have not deterred the Islamic Republic from sending shipments to their customers.
Earlier Wednesday, new agencies said satellite tracking data and other signals suggested that the detained oil tanker had left Iran and entered the Gulf of Oman.
The incident involved dramatic scenes in which IRGC speedboats and other assets rounded up US warships trying to escort the Sothys to safety.
The US was caught off guard, especially after the IRGC released a video of the incident in which Iranian forces repelled American destroyers.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby then claimed that US forces had come to the scene to monitor the situation.
IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif dismissed it, stating that US forces had a mission to protect the MV Sothys.
“They had come to provide support to the pirates of the Iranian oil and to escort them,” Sharif was quoted as saying by ISNA news agency.
The United States has a history of carrying out piracy acts against Iranian oil tankers under the pretext that the shipments violated US sanctions against Iran.
In August last year, the US claimed that it had confiscated 1.1 million barrels of Iranian oil headed for Venezuela, but officials in Tehran said the cargoes did not belong to Iran.
Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:
www.presstv.ir
www.presstv.co.uk
IRGC: Tanker carrying stolen Iranian oil released from detention
An oil tanker detained by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has been released by court order after its cargo of stolen Iranian oil was unloaded at Bandar Abbas port, the IRGC said on Wednesday.
www.presstv.ir
Moscow reacts to US piracy bid against Iranian oil tanker
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a recent failed attempt by the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
According to Sputnik news agency, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said regarding Iran's decisive action to prevent the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman last week and blamed "irresponsible US policies" for escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region and called for an investigation into the recent incident in the Sea of Oman.
The spokeswoman said that the tensions in the Persian Gulf are the result of Washington's irresponsible policies, which have many times escalated the tensions around Iran and in the entire region.
The IRGC naval forces thwarted the US navy warships in the Sea of Oman to steal an Iranian oil tanker last week. The IRGC announced on Tuesday night that the seized Sothys oil tanker which was owned by Vietnam but was carrying Iranian oil was freed in the southern waters of the country in the Persian Gulf after unloading its cargo.
Moscow reacts to US piracy bid against Iranian oil tanker
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a recent failed attempt by the US naval forces to steal an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
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