www.zerohedge.com BY TYLER DURDEN
The government of Greece has issued an alert warning all Greek ships currently sailing in Persian Gulf waters to adapt and remain aware of heightened threats against them following last week’s seizure of two Greek oil tankers by Iran’s military. Maritime tanker monitors suggest at least a dozen Greek tankers are currently in waters near Iran.
The alert told vessels to immediately “adapt to the unacceptable situation and reality created by the Iranian governmentâs tactic,” according government spokesman Ioannis Oikonomou at a Monday press briefing in Athens, per Bloomberg reporting.
Tasnim news agency over the weekend threatened that 17 other Greek-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf risk seizure by the Islamic Republic as further retaliation for the US stealing Iranian oil in the Mediterranean when a Russian-flag tanker carrying Iranian crude was recently seized off Greece.
