Hawkish Israeli PM threatens to block Iran oil shipments
Tehran (KNA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued another military threat against Iran, this time saying that the regime’s navy could take action against Iranian oil shipments.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony of Israeli navy cadets in Haifa on Wednesday, Netanyahu claimed that Iran was trying to "covertly" ship fuel over maritime routes to "circumvent" the sanctions that the US unilaterally re-imposed on its energy sector in defiance of international objections after leaving a 2015 multinational nuclear deal.
"To the extent that these attempts widen, the navy will have a more important role in blocking these Iranian actions," Netanyahu threatened.
The Israeli premier also urged the international community "to stop Iran's attempts to circumvent the sanctions by sea, and of course, by any (other) means."
This is while the international community has been critical of Washington's withdrawal in May 2018 from the nuclear deal and the ensuing re-imposition of the economic sanctions, which had been lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name of the agreement.
Source: PressTV