Iran confirmed on Friday that the crews of the two Greek oil tankers it seized were in good “health” and said they were still aboard the two ships and had not been arrested.
“The crews of the two tankers are safe and in good health,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Twitter on Saturday.
The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization denied that “the crews of these two Greek tankers were detained”.
All crew are in good health and while aboard (the two tankers), they are protected under international law. They are provided with all necessary services, ”the official IRNA news agency said in a statement.
On Friday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced the arrest of two Greek oil tankers in Gulf waters.
On April 19, Greek authorities confiscated the Russian oil tanker “Pegas” (named “Lana” a few days later) during the implementation of European Union sanctions against Moscow against the backdrop of the private army of Russia. operations in Ukraine
Source: AFP
Source: Arabic RT
