(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps seized two Greek oil tankers
in the Persian Gulf waters, IRGC public relations announced,
Trend reports
citing IRNA .
The reason for seizing the oil takers on Friday was their
violation of naval regulations, Sepah News reported.
The IRGC Navy seized the Greek oil tankers, it said.
In a related development on Wednesday, the Greek government
seized an Iranian ship operating under the flag of the Islamic
Republic of Iran off the coast of that country and confiscated its
cargo by alleged court order and in coordination with the US
government.
Following to the illegal seizure of Iranian oil tanker, Chargé
d'Affaires of Greek Embassy to Iran (in absence of Ambassador) was
summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
Tags:
- Iran
- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
- oil tanker
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