Iran government on September 9 said that seized British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero will be released in days to come. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said that all legal procedures regarding oil tanker are almost clear, tanker will be released soon.  

Detained for violating maritime regulations 

Stena Impero was detained on July 19, on allegations that while passing through Strait of Hormuz, it h violated maritime regulations. Iran claimed that seven of crew members released on Wednesday. Iranian officials ruled out any link between seizure of Stena Impero and Iranian supertanker Grace 1, seized by British off coast of Gibraltar. 

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Seizure of Grace 1

After British government detained Iranian tanker off Gibraltar in July, on suspicion that it was transporting oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions, act of detaining Stena Impero was observed as a tit-for-tat move by Iran. Grace 1, rename as rian Darya 1, len with 2.1 million barrels of oil was released from Gibraltar on August 18, after receiving written assurances from Iran that it would t he to countries under EU sanctions. 

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However, Tehran denied that it me any promises regarding ship’s destination. On Sunday, Mousavi briefly reported that rian Darya 1 has reached its destination and oil has been sold, without clarifying any details related to statement. He did t disclose wher rian Darya h unloed its cargo or t. 

rian Darya 1 was off coast of Syria’s Tartus but h t unloed oil it carried, informed Maritime tracking service TankerTrackers. Stena Impero, with its 23 crew members were seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, on July 19. relations between Iran and US have soared due to its campaign “maximum pressure” against Tehran and 2015 nuclear deal that reimposed sanctions.  

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(With inputs from ANI)