An Iranian-flagged oil tanker confiscated by Greece six months in the past off the Greek waters, has left for its pre-designated vacation spot, the Iranian overseas ministry introduced on Wednesday.
The ministry stated in an announcement, “The Iranian-flagged ship was crusing in worldwide waters towards its vacation spot in April this 12 months when it was compelled to take refuge in a Greek port as a result of unfriendly climate circumstances and a technical fault and sadly, in a transfer in violation of worldwide norms and conventions, it was detained and its oil cargo was additionally confiscated and transferred to a ship chartered by an American firm for cargo to the US.”
“Greece took the transfer by resorting to a ruling by an area courtroom and below the pretext of judicial cooperation with the US,” added the assertion.
In accordance with the assertion following the planning, authorized and judicial steps and intense negotiations, the ruling of the native courtroom of first occasion in Greece for confiscation of the Iranian oil cargo in favor of the US was annulled by the appeals and supreme courts of Greece and a verdict was issued for the return of the cargo to Iran and the aforementioned consignment was transferred again to the Iranian oil tanker.
The ministry additionally added two Greek ships, which have been detained within the Persian Gulf waters over the previous months as a result of a authorized and judicial dispute, have been launched and departed for its vacation spot on Wednesday.