Iranian MP: Oil Slick Near Kharg Island Actually Caused by European Tanker Emissions

According to reports from Iranian sources in the early hours of the 9th, Jafar Pourkabani, an Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly member representing Bushehr Province, said 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 stated that satellite images show the oil slick discovered near Kharg Island was actually caused by oil residue and ballast water waste discharged by a European oil tanker, an act that has caused environmental damage. (CCTV)