DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday said an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers had reached its destination and sold its oil, state television reported.
“The tanker has gone to its destination, the oil has been sold,” spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the television station without disclosing whether the crude oil had been delivered.
The tanker Adrian Darya 1, which went dark off Syria last week, has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus.
Iran also said it may soon release a detained British tanker after the completion of legal steps, state television reported on Sunday
“I hope the procedures will be completed soon and this tanker will be released,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the station.
In July, Iran seized a British oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz for alleged marine violations, two weeks after British forces detained an Iranian tanker near Gibraltar accused of taking oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions.
The Iranian tanker was later released. Iran this week freed seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker.
Iranian tanker near Syria sells oil at ‘final destination’
Iranian tanker near Syria sells oil at ‘final destination’
- The tanker Adrian Darya 1 has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus
- Tehran said it hopes to release detained British tanker after the completion of legal steps
