Iranian lawmaker: Oil slick near Kharg Island actually caused by European tanker emissions

Odaily Planet Daily News, according to Iranian sources on the morning of the 9th, Jafar Pourkabani, an 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 false and part of a psychological warfare campaign by the enemy. Pourkabani said satellite images show the oil slick discovered near Kharg Island was actually caused by oil residues and ballast water discharge from a European tanker, an act that has caused environmental damage. (CCTV)