News in Brief
Tanker begins offloading Iran’s oil near Texas
AP – An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday despite warnings from Tehran.
Ship-tracking data showed the Marshall Islands-flagged ‘Suez Rajan’ was undergoing a ship-to-ship transfer of its oil to another tanker, ‘the Mr. Euphrates’, near Galveston, Texas, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Houston.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has warned that those involved in offloading the cargo “should expect to be struck back”.
Swedish, Danish envoys summoned over Qur’an desecration
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of Sweden and Denmark on Sunday to protest the recurrence of the desecration of the Muslims’ holy book in their countries.
The Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the continuation of such heinous moves in the two European countries, saying that Sweden and Denmark are responsible for its consequences.
President to attend BRICS summit in South Africa
PRESS TV – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi is scheduled to leave Tehran for Johannesburg on Wednesday to participate in the annual meeting of the BRICS group of emerging economies in South Africa.
In addition to giving a speech at the summit, the Iranian president will also meet with a number of leaders in attendance.
The upcoming summit of the BRICS will be held in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24. The leaders of 70 countries have been invited to the event.