An Indian oil tanker captain was heard pleading with the Iranian Navy after the vessel was fired upon in the Strait of Hormuz.
After the Sanmar Herald oil tanker was shot down in the vital waterway, a radio exchange captured the captain and sailor pleading with each other.
“This is a motor ship, the Sanmar Herald,” said the captain.
“You gave me permission to go. My name is second on your list. You’re shooting now. Let me go back.’
Tracking showed the oil tanker tried to leave the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz before turning around and fleeing.
The Iranian Navy said: “We warn that no ship, of any type, should leave its moorings in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Oman.
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“Any attempt to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy and the offending vessel will be targeted.”
Iran announced barely 24 hours ago that the main shipping lane would be ‘fully open’ for the duration of the current ceasefire agreement.
But they closed again yesterday morning in retaliation US continued with the blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran’s joint military command said “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state … under the strict management and control of the armed forces.”
It warned it would continue to block transit while the US blockade remains in place.
For Iran, the closure of the strait – imposed after the US and Israel started the war on February 28 during the talks TehranIts nuclear program is perhaps the most powerful weapon threatening the world economist and causing political pain for Trump.
Yesterday, the US president said that NATO can ‘stay away’ from Middle East “unless they want to load their ships with oil”.
NATO countries had rejected Trump’s repeated calls to help him open the shipping lane, which Iran effectively closed after the US and Israeli attack.
Brent crude fell more than 10% to just over US$89 a barrel in afternoon trading on Friday, and stock markets across Europe also rose.
The FTSE 100 index rose 0.6% to 10,656, while the Dax at Germany rose 2% and France’s Cac 40 was 1.7% higher.
The US and Iran are in the middle of a fragile ceasefire that will last until April 22, while Israel and Lebanon have begun a 10-day ceasefire.
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