The British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran could be released after the imminent completion of legal proceedings against the tanker, Iranian state television reports.
Iran seized the British tanker near the Strait of Hormuz for alleged marine violations two weeks after British forces detained an Iranian tanker near Gibraltar, accusing it of shipping oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions.
“I hope the procedures will be completed soon and this tanker will be released,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the television station on Sunday.
The Iranian tanker detained by British forces was later released.
Iran has since freed seven of the 23 crew members of the Swedish-owned British-flagged Stena Impero tanker – one Russian, one Latvian and five Indian nationals.
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