[London 5 Reuters]-US Defense Secretary Esper plans to seize Iranian oil tanker "Adrian Dahlia 1" (renamed from Grace 1), allegedly violating European Union sanctions It was announced that there was no.
The tanker, which transports Iranian crude oil, was navigating the Mediterranean Sea, but it seems that the transponder that communicates location information on the west side of Syria has been switched off.
The US Treasury designated the tanker and the captain for economic sanctions on August 30.
The tanker was captured in British Gibraltar in July on the suspicion of transporting oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, and under a promise not to unload in Syria on August 15 , Released.
Secretary Esper asked if he had a plan to seize the tanker in London, where he visited, and replied, “There is no such plan at the moment.”
As for the conflict with Iran, he said, “It would be good if France and other countries could put Iran into the negotiating table,” and expressed their support for the French and other dialogue efforts.
US President Trump showed that he could meet with Iranian President Rouhani at the United Nations General Assembly this month in New York. [nL3N25V3M6]