U.S. State Dept. issues strong maritime warning about Iran
U.S. State Dept. issues strong maritime warning about Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 16, 2019 - The United States State Department issued a statement delivering a strong warning about the Iranian regime’s Grace-1 supertanker recently released by Gibraltar and all parties seeking to engage in maritime business with the regime ruling Iran. “The United States assesses that the M/T Grace-1 was assisting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) by transporting oil from Iran to Syria. This could result in serious consequences for any individuals associated with the Grace-1. “The IRGC has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization ( FTO ) by the United States. Crewmembers of vessels assisting the IRGC by transporting oil from Iran may be ineligible for visas or admission to the United States under the terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds in Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration...