Iran releases seven crew of British tanker
Seven of the 23 crew on a detained British-flagged oil tanker have been released by Iran, the country’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
As for the tanker itself, he said that a court in the port city of Bandar Abbas would decide on its fate.The tanker is one cause of a major flare-up in tensions with Britain and the U.S. On July 4, an Iranian oil tanker was captured off Gibraltar on suspicion of violating EU sanctions. It was released after more than a month and its current whereabouts is not clear.
The Stena Bulk Chief Executive, Erik Hanell, however, said he had “no information” about a possible release of the tanker.
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