Iranian MP: Oil Slicks Near Kharg Island Actually Caused by European Tanker Discharge

According to Odaily, citing Iranian sources early on the 9th, Jafar Pourkabani, the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly member representing Bushehr Province, stated that media reports claiming "Iran discharged oil into the sea because its storage tanks were full" are untrue and are part of a psychological warfare campaign by the enemy. Pourkabani said that satellite imagery shows oil slicks discovered around Kharg Island were actually caused by oil residue and ballast water waste discharged by a European oil tanker, an act which has already caused environmental damage. (CCTV)