EXCLUSIVE-Tanker unloads Iranian fuel oil at China port after near 5-month trek -data
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil
in violation of U.S. sanctions has unloaded the cargo into storage tanks near the Chinese city of Zhoushan, according to ship tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon.
The discharging of the nearly 130,000 tonnes of Iranian fuel oil onboard the tanker, the Marshal Z, confirmed by a representative of the oil storage terminal, marks the end of an odyssey for the cargo that began four months ago.
Saudis Blame Iran for Drone Attack Amid Calls for US Strikes
Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of being behind a drone strike that shut down a key oil pipeline in the kingdom, and a newspaper close to the palace
called for Washington to launch "surgical" strikes on Iran, raising the specter of escalating tensions as the U.S. boosts its military presence in the Persian Gulf.