Strait of Hormuz 0
26 August 2019

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton called for “all hands on deck in the campaign to stop Iran from funding terror, destabilising the globe, and breaking international sanctions. Tthe illicit oil heading to Turkey on the Adrian Darya 1 must not be allowed [to be] off-loaded in port or at sea”. An Iranian official announced that the ship’s cargo had been purchased by an undisclosed buyer, adding that “I don’t know its destination”.

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