The Iranian oil Tanker “Adrian Darya 1” takes its course to the Eastern Mediterranean. There is the war of nerves between the United States and Iran continues, writes Rainer Hermann of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung..
45 days of the 330-metre long Tanker “Adrian Darya 1 lag” in the port of Gibraltar. Since the beginning of the week, he is now on course for the Eastern Mediterranean, its Destination would be known. The government of Gibraltar, which is part of the United Kingdom, had let the Tanker, Iran in the past few weeks of “Grace 1” to “Adrian Darya 1” has been renamed to, last Monday, charged with 2.1 million barrels of Oil to the value of 120 million euros, will expire.
Previously, she had admitted to have not acted correctly, as the Tanker on 4. July at the time of Passage through the Straits set. Finally, it is to be American, but not European sanctions, with the aim of stopping Iran’s Export of crude oil. Also, the scientific service of the Bundestag came to the conclusion that Gibraltar is in breach of international law, as it had bowed to U.S. pressure and the Tanker set.
The government of Gibraltar also resulted in a further reason to the game, which is why they let the tankers be phased out. You said that the Americans could argue that the proceeds of sale to the benefit of the Iranian revolutionary guards. However, since the EU, not rated differently than the United States, the revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization, should not be sanctioned.
Draconian penalties threatened
This was a bitter blow for President Trump and the hawks around him. Finally, an American court had ordered before the end of the tanker, that this was to be confiscated. It has set itself the Gibraltar of years. Therefore, the United States will increase now, in order to remain credible, the pressure on the other. Washington threatens, who’s always let the Tanker in a port and allow the Oil to buy, will have to pay for that with draconian penalties for it.
Rainer Hermann is an editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
So President Trump is expanding its policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran to third countries. Compared to Iran, she was hardly successful. The Iranian economy is doing badly, it collapses but. In addition, the Iranians are not going to go against their leadership on the road. In the distance, a Regime is to change.
Shipping experts suspect due to the Route of the super tanker that he is on the way to the Greek port of Kalamata. With its speed of 13 kilometers per hour, he should be arriving there this coming Monday at lunch time. Two points speak against it, that he’s going to do really. The new Greek government has no interest in antagonising the United States. Because it is currently negotiating the establishment of three US bases, which wants Athens to protect against the unpredictable Turkey. On the other, the port of Kalamata is much too small for a Supertanker such as the “Adrian Darya 1”.
What to do with the Oil?
Always likely, therefore, that the tankers will be calling at any port and there its load of deletes, but that of the oil outside the Greek territorial waters will be transhipped on smaller ships. There are two points of reference. So ship travel experts located in the Mediterranean sea in small tankers, the “Adrian Darya 1” approach, and the Supertanker has already been deleted in the past, not least because of its enormous size, is repeated on this type outside of the ports, its cargo, “ship-to-ship”.
In order for the next round of the nerve war is already programmed. A question is, who will buy the oil from the smaller vessels, a other, whether it is fed into the Pipeline. Both would draw the wrath of Washington. In addition, the United States could do to set an example, against the “Adrian Darya 1”. The tank war has reached to the Mediterranean sea.