Iranian MP: Oil pollution near Kharg Island actually caused by European oil tanker emissions

According to Odaily, citing reports from Iranian sources early on the 9th, Jafar Pourkabani, a member of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly representing Bushehr Province, stated that media reports claiming "Iran discharged oil into the sea due to full storage tanks" are false and are part of a psychological warfare campaign by the enemy. Pourkabani said that satellite images show oil pollution detected around Kharg Island, which was actually caused by oil residues and ballast water waste discharged by a European oil tanker, an act that has already caused environmental damage. (CCTV)