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'UK likely to release seized Iranian tanker soon'
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IANS | 13 Aug, 2019
An Iranian official on Tuesday said that the UK was likely to soon
release an Iran-owned oil tanker that it unlawfully seized last month
off the coast of Gibraltar, after the two sides exchanged certain
documents.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Jalil
Eslami, Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization's deputy head, said
Tehran has been making efforts towards securing the release of oil
tanker Grace 1, which was seized with a cargo of 2.1 million barrels of
oil by UK marines in the Strait of Gibraltar in July, reports Press TV.
The
official said London had shown willingness to resolve the diplomatic
dispute that has broken out between the two sides over the case, adding,
"certain documents have been exchanged, which would help settle the
issue".
"We hope that the problem will be resolved in the near
future and that the ship can continue sailing with the flag of the
Islamic Republic of Iran," he said.
Britain has claimed the
Iranian-owned oil tanker was seized on suspicion of violating the
European Union's unilateral bans against Syria.
Tehran rejected London's claim that the tanker was heading to Syria, slamming the seizure as "maritime piracy" .
Eslami
also defended Tehran's confiscation on July 19 of the 30,000-tonne
UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker, which was violating international
maritime rules while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel had been involved in an accident with an Iranian fishing boat and had ignored its distress call, changing its route.
It also switched off its tracking system and used the exit lane to enter the strategic strait.
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