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

According to Odaily Planet Daily, citing Iranian sources early on the 9th, Jafar Pourkabani, the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly representative for 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 adversaries. Pourkabani said satellite images show the oil slick detected near Kharg Island was actually caused by residual oil and ballast water waste discharged by a European oil tanker, an act that has caused environmental damage. (CCTV)