Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey | World News, The Indian Express

Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Dubai |Published: August 24, 2019 2:28:10 pm

Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

Iranian state media and officials did not immediately acknowledge the new reported destination of the Adrian Darya, which carries 2.1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil worth some $130 million.

Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, before being named as Grace 1, sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, August 18, 2019. (REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File)

An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the US amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey early Saturday after Greece said it wouldn’t risk its relations with America by aiding it.