[Washington, 12 Reuters]-US Department of State spokesman Ortagus said yesterday that Iranian oil tanker "Adrien Dahlia 1" was grabbing evidence that he delivered crude oil to the Syrian government.
The British Foreign Ministry expressed the view that the tanker sold crude oil to the Assad regime in Syria on the 10th, and accused him of refusing to sell it to Syria.
The tanker was captured by the British Marines on July 4 on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria in violation of European Union (EU) sanctions, but Iran assured in writing that the shipment would not be removed in Syria. It was released on August 15th.
Iran's British ambassador said the oil on the tanker was sold to a private company at sea, claiming that the promise was not broken. The private company also said "determining where to sell".
Ortagus asked if there was any evidence that the tanker had unloaded the crude oil in Syria, and responded, "Iran's administration handed over oil to Syria. Slaughtered the innocent Syrian people. It ’s just fueled by the tanks of the army ’s army. ”