U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he currently had no plan on his desk to seize the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, which is at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers.
The vessel, formerly named Grace 1, was detained by
British Royal Marine commandos off Gibraltar on July 4 as it was suspected to be en route to
Syria in violation of
European Union sanctions.
"We do not talk about plans, but currently I have no plan right now sitting on my desk to do such a thing," Esper told reporters in
London when asked if there was any plan to seize the ship.