In response to US concern that Iran was moving its petrol using Indonesian service providers, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that there was” not one shred of evidence” of ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned Iranian crude off Malaysia.
A senior US Treasury national stated last week that the country relied on Malaysian oil producers to support Iran’s ability to move its fuel.
The United States was attempting to stop Malaysia from becoming a place where Hamas, a militant group in Palestine, may raise funds and then transfer it.
Anwar said at a Qatari financial website that Malaysia lacks the resources to track ship-to-ship transfers in international waters.
Malaysia, which is a Muslim-majority country, has long backed the Palestinian cause and pushed for a two-state alternative to the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Ismail Haniyeh, the president of Hamas, and Anwar met in Qatar during their trip.
Anwar claimed that despite maintaining good relations with Hamas ‘ political wing, he had no role in its military operations. He stated at the website,” I have no conversations or involvement with Hamas ‘ military apparatus.”
