Israel's navy could act against Iranian oil smuggling: Netanyahu
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 6, 2019 / 1:32 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Israel's navy could act against Iranian oil smuggling: Netanyahu
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Israels navy could take action against Iranian oil smuggling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, urging world powers to foil any effort by Tehran to evade U.S. sanctions.
The Israeli leader told naval officers that Iran was still resorting to clandestine measures to ship fuel that it first used prior to a 2015 nuclear deal easing Western sanctions on its oil sector.
U.S. President Donald Trump last year quit the nuclear deal and reimposed some sanctions, aiming to cut Irans oil exports to zero.
Iran is trying to circumvent the sanctions through covert oil smuggling over maritime routes, and to the extent that these attempts widen, the navy will have a more important role in blocking these Iranian actions, Netanyahu said.
I call on the entire international community to stop Irans attempts to circumvent the sanctions by sea, and of course, by any (other) means.
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