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Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed frustration on Monday over the “very unfortunate” decision to release an Iranian tanker held off Gibraltar, in an implicit rebuke to ally Britain.
“It’s very unfortunate that that ship was released,” Pompeo told Fox News when asked if the move was a mistake by the British.
On Friday, the US Justice Department filed a last-minute request to detain the ship -- now renamed the Adrian Darya -- alleging it was involved in supporting illicit shipments to Syria by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, listed as a terrorist group by Washington. (AFP)
“It’s very unfortunate that that ship was released,” Pompeo told Fox News when asked if the move was a mistake by the British.
On Friday, the US Justice Department filed a last-minute request to detain the ship -- now renamed the Adrian Darya -- alleging it was involved in supporting illicit shipments to Syria by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, listed as a terrorist group by Washington. (AFP)
