The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which was activated to participate in the military operation against Iran, will dock at a US naval base on the Greek island of Crete.
This was reported by Reuters, citing its sources.
According to the agency, the aircraft carrier will temporarily dock at the US Navy base in Souda Bay.
However, Reuters sources did not specify the expected duration of the ship's stay in Crete, nor the specific reasons for the docking in the port.
It was noted that the US aircraft carrier was recalled from the Mediterranean Sea to operate in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman Gulf.
Previously, Iranian authorities claimed that the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln had been disabled. However, no confirmation was provided of the success of the strikes. Tehran also claims that US soldiers set fire to the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford “out of panic”.
Iraq will resume oil exports through the pipeline connecting Kirkuk in Iraqi Kurdistan with the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
This was announced by Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdel Ghani, according to the INA news agency.
The minister noted that oil deliveries to Ceyhan will resume on Wednesday, March 18.
“Oil deliveries to the port of Ceyhan will start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,” Abdel Ghani said.
On March 17, it was reported that Iraq had reached an agreement with Iran regarding the passage of its tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. strait.