U.S. Pressure Campaign Leaves Iranian Tankers Stranded in Asian Waters
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U.S. Pressure Campaign Leaves Iranian Tankers Stranded
“Some 15 miles off the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, around 20 empty Iranian oil tankers are stranded, drifting with their engines idled as food, fuel and fresh water run short,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “They are the most visible consequence of the new pressure campaign by the U.S. to bring Iran to heel. […]
US pressure targeting Iranian oil has entered a new phase. With approximately 20 Iranian-linked tankers waiting off the coasts of Sri Lanka and Malaysia, Washington has intensified pressure on regional countries to withhold supplies, including fuel, food, and water, from the vessels.
According to the newspaper Wall Street Journal, dozens of Iranian oil tankers are stuck in the waters of Asian countries. The newspaper indicated that American pressures prevented Iranian oil tankers from supplying supplies off the shores of Sri Lanka.
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