Syria Says Iranian Oil Tankers Blocked at Suez Canal, Egypt Denies

published:22/04/2019 04:39 GMT

Under the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Great Britain, no Iranian oil tankers are allowed to transit the Suez Canal if they are destined for a Syrian port, a Syrian military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. The source said Iranian oil tankers are allowed to enter Mediterranean waters if the ship is destined for Turkey; however, due to U.S. and U.K. sanctions, the vessels cannot transit again if they dock at a Syrian port. As illustrated above, the Iranian oil tanker “Stark I”...More