Monthly Archives - June 2016

Iran decries ‘cowardly attack’ on oil tanker off Saudi coast

An Iranian government spokesman has described as “cowardly” an attack on its oil tanker, which was hit in Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday. “Iran is avoiding haste, carefully examining what has happened and probing facts,” spokesman Ali Rabei was quoted as saying by the official news agency, IRNA. He said Iran would respond after the facts had been studied. “An appropriate response will be given to the designers of this cowardly attack, but we will wait until all aspects of [...]

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US ‘concerned’ over untrackable China ships carrying Iran oil

The White House has warned Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of United States sanctions, two senior administration officials said. “We’ve been messaging very heavily to the shipping companies, you don’t want to do this, it’s not worth it,” said one official, who spoke to Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity. “It’s incredibly dangerous and irresponsible behaviour.” China is the largest remaining buyer of Iranian oil after US President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on Tehran’s [...]

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