INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
oil tanker and transferred its cargo to the United States.Nearly a month ago, Greece seized an Iranian-flagged oil tanker off its coast and
then transferred its cargo to the United States
Reuters reported Thursday that the United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the
cargo to the United States aboard another vessel.The Iranian-flagged ship, the Pegas, was among five vessels designated by Washington on Feb
22 - two days before the start of the war in Ukraine for sanctions against Promsvyazbank, a bank viewed as critical to Russia's defense
sector, according to Reuters.The Greek move was quickly rejected by Iran and when it was announced that Iranian oil will be transferred to
the United States , Iran couldn't bear the Greek violation of international law any further.First, Iran followed up on the issue
States interests to file a strong protest against Washington
Iran stressed to the Swiss diplomat the necessity of immediately ending the confiscation of the ship and its cargo.Then Iran moved
militarily to answer the Greek move
On Friday, the media office of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) succinctly announced that the IRGC navy forces had detained two
Greek oil tankers for violation of law in the Persian Gulf.Iranian media said the seizure took place in response to the Greek move in
detaining the Iranian oil tanker
Foreign Ministry said in a statement, warning Greek citizens to avoid traveling to Iran.The Greek move in transferring Iranian oil to the
