Iran’s capture of Korean oil tankers, related to resumption of 20% uranium enrichment?

On the 4th (local time), a Korean oil tanker heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was caught and detained by the Iranian Navy on charges of discharging pollutants into the Gulf. The photo shows the Korean Chemie, known to have been captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. (Provided by Tycoon Shipping) 2021.1.5/News 1

The connection is drawing attention when the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) seizes a Korean oil tanker in conjunction with Iran’s announcement to resume enrichment of 20% uranium.

An Iranian government spokesman said on the 4th (local time) that the Pordo enrichment facility began enriching uranium at a concentration of 20%.

The British Daily Guardian bundled up news of the Iranian government’s 20% enrichment of uranium and the capture of a Korean oil tanker, and Reuters reported that Iran may have stepped in retaliation, citing the fact that South Korea has stopped paying the won with Iran as part of US sanctions against Iran. Filed.

However, the relationship between the two events has not yet been confirmed.

Iran’s Fars News Agency reported on the 4th that IRGC and its navy captured the Korean national oil tanker’MT-Korea Chemi’ for’oil pollution’ in the Gulf waters.

It is known that the ship was part of the Korean shipping company DM Shipping and departed from the Jubail Petrochemical Pier, a port city in eastern Saudi Arabia, and headed for the latter of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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