The Revolutionary Guards announced on Friday the seizure of two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf waters, amid tensions between Tehran and Athens and after the Revolutionary Guards announced it would deliver Iranian oil shipments to Washington by ship. The oil tanker that had stopped
The Revolutionary Guards said in a statement posted on its official website that the navy “stopped two Greek tankers today (Friday) due to violations in the Persian Gulf.”
Immediately after the incident, the Greek Foreign Ministry accused Iran of “piracy.”
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement urging Greek citizens not to travel to Iran.
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Middle East, for its part, said it was investigating reports that Iran had seized two Greek tankers.
Timothy Hawkins of the Fifth Fleet told the Associated Press on Friday that the Navy would continue the investigation without giving further details.
Athens announced on Wednesday that it would deliver Iranian oil shipments on the Lana, which was seized by Greek authorities in mid-April, to Washington, which has imposed sanctions on crude oil exports from the Islamic Republic. At the request of the US judiciary
Iran on Friday demanded the release of its oil tanker Lana, which was seized by Greece in mid-April, through its foreign ministry, and said it would deliver its cargo to the United States.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Swiss envoy, who represents the US interest in Tehran, shortly after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, following the severance of diplomatic relations between the two sides since 1980. Iran a year ago
On April 19, Greek authorities seized the Russian oil tanker Pegasus near the island of Ovia in response to EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement on Friday that the ship “belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
However, the website of Marine Traffic, which specializes in maritime traffic tracking, showed that the ship is still legally under the Russian flag even after the name change.
It is reported that this tanker was carrying 115,000 tons of Iranian oil.
Earlier on Friday, Iran demanded the release of its Lana tanker, which was seized by Greece in mid-April, through its State Department, and said it would deliver its cargo to the United States.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the summoning of the Chargé d’Affaires of the Swiss Embassy, who represents the US interests in Tehran, due to the severance of diplomatic relations between the two sides in 1980, shortly after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Iranian Revolution a year ago.
Source: Lebanon Debate
