US blames Iran Revolutionary Guards for tanker attacks in Gulf: Hook

The United States special envoy to Iran, Brian Hook, has said during a press briefing that the investigations have shown that Iran Revolutionary Guards are behind the recent attacks on tankers in Gulf region.

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Brian Hook also said that the US will sanction any country that imports Iranian oil and there are no exemptions in place.

"We will sanction any imports of Iranian crude oil," Brian Hook said when asked about the sale of Iranian crude to Asia, adding that the United States would take a look at reports of Iranian crude going to China. "There are right now no oil waivers in place," Hook told reporters in London. "We will sanction any illicit purchases of Iranian crude oil."