Tehran and Athens comply with foster the cooperation obligatory to enhance maritime safety, in accordance with a memorandum.
Iran has confirmed the discharge of two Greek oil tankers that it seized within the Gulf in Could, ending a months-long diplomatic deadlock that has strained relations between Athens and Tehran.
The Iranian international ministry mentioned that an Iranian-flagged tanker seized in Greece had additionally left Greek waters.
“The ultimate settlement was reached right this moment in Tehran,” the ministry mentioned in a press release on Wednesday, confirming earlier media studies of a deal.
In keeping with a memorandum signed by the 2 international locations, the events have agreed to foster the cooperation obligatory to enhance maritime safety, the assertion added.
The Greek transport ministry confirmed the vessels Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon had left Iran.
“In the present day is a really nice day for our sailors, but in addition for Greece generally, since an disagreeable and notably complicated case got here to an finish, following systematic efforts by the Greek authorities,” Greek Transport Minister Giannis Plakiotakis mentioned in a press release.
Greek authorities in April impounded the Iranian-flagged tanker Lana, previously Pegas, and its oil cargo close to the coast of Evia, as a consequence of sanctions following authorized motion by america.
The US later confiscated a part of its oil cargo due to sanctions on Iran. The removing of oil from the Lana prompted Iranian forces in Could to grab the 2 Greek tankers within the Gulf and sail them again to Iran.
The Prudent Warrior’s vacation spot was listed because the United Arab Emirates port of Khor Fakkan, in accordance with Eikon knowledge.
Polembros Transport, which manages the vessel, mentioned 17 out of 24 Greek and Filipino crew members had been changed.
Service provider transport stays prey to hazards within the Gulf. A tanker related to an Israeli billionaire was hit off the coast of Oman on Tuesday, sustaining minor injury to its hull, Israeli-controlled Jap Pacific Transport mentioned on Wednesday.
