Iranian tanker sails towards Mediterranean despite US sanctions
Alwaght – Despite the last-minute US efforts to block the release of the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, the vessel finally…
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Iran tanker ‘HELM’ breaks down in Red Sea
MNA – The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) reported Wed. that one of its oil tankers, identified as HELM, has broken down…
Oil tanker release shows Iran’s int’l power: Top general
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the recent release of the country’s…
Release of Iranian tanker not enough, compensation needed: Judiciary chief
MNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi said the release of Iran-operated supertanker, Adrian Darya 1, is not enough and aggressors need…
Iran warns against plots regarding re-seizure of Adrian Daria
IRNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi says the UK July 4 seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian oil…
Iran-operated tanker Adrian Darya leaves anchorage at Gibraltar
Press TV – The Iran-operated Adrian Darya 1 supertanker, which was recently released by the government of Gibraltar one month after being…
US demand to detain Iranian tanker rejected by Gibraltar – Government
Sputnik – Earlier this week, the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 was given permission to leave Gibraltar after spending a month in…
Iranian navy commander: Forces ready to escort oil tanker
FNA – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Sunday that his forces are ready to escort the newly released…
All should be ready as enemies don’t stop devising plots: Kharrazi
MNA – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said all the country should be ready to confront…
Iranian tanker Grace 1 leaving Gibraltar after month-long arrest
Sputnik – Earlier this week, the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 was given permission to leave Gibraltar after spending a month in…
Iran envoy elaborates on reasons behind renaming Grace 1
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to London in a message said the recently-released Iranian supertanker Grace 1 was not renamed due to circumventing…
Release of Grace 1 marks a suicide for Bolton
Tehran Times – When Britain impounded the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 on July 4, John Bolton, Donald Trump’s ultra-hawkish national security…
Captain of Grace 1 resigns from keeping command
MNA – Reports say that as US issues warrant for seizure, the captain of the Iranian supertanker, Grace 1, no longer wants…
UK envoy says law very clear
IRNA – The UK Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire refrred to released Grace 1 tanker carrying Iranian oil, saying the law is…
US unveils warrant for seizure of Iran-operated Grace 1
Press TV – The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker…
UK understands today Iran’s power different from past: Larijani
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the United Kingdom, which once helped in organizing 1953 coup in Iran, has…
Release of ‘Grace 1’ oil tanker, a diplomatic victory for Iran
MNA – Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said that release of Iranian oil tanker ‘Grace 1’, which was seized…
Gov’t spox terms Grace 1 release result of powerful diplomacy
IRNA – Iranian Government spokesman Ali Rabie in a message said releasing the Grace 1 supertanker carrying Iranian oil has been the…
Iran made no commitments in exchange for release of Grace 1: FM spokesman
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Iran made no commitments regarding supplying oil to Syria in exchange for the release…
US threatens visa ban on crew of Iranian tanker after failing to block Gibraltar departure
MNA – The United States on Thursday threatened a visa ban on the crew of a seized Iranian supertanker whose departure from…
Zarif stresses UK unlawful seizure of oil tanker
IRNA – Iranian foreign minister in a message referred to Iran’s embassy note to UKFCO, saying seizure of tanker carrying Iran oil…
FM Zarif condemns US attempt to steal Iran’s property
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that in continuation of its economic terrorism against the Iranian people, Washington has…
Gibraltar releases Iran-operated tanker despite US pressure
Press TV – Gibraltar’s government has released an Iranian-operated supertanker, which was seized by British marines in the Strait of Gibraltar on…
Release of UK seized Iranian oil tanker ‘Grace 1’ postponed at US request
MNA – The release of UK seized Iranian oil tanker ‘Grace 1’ was postponed at the request of the United States. The…
Iranian oil tanker waiting green light to leave Gibraltar soon
Press TV – An Iranian oil tanker seized by British Royal Marines in early July will be released on Thursday, a report…
Gibraltar says it seeks to de-escalate tensions over Iranian tanker
MNA – Gibraltar said on Tuesday it was seeking to de-escalate issues arising over the Iranian-owned oil tanker that was unlawfully seized…
Iran: UK expected to release seized oil tanker in near future
Press TV – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization says Britain is expected to soon free an Iranian-owned oil tanker that it unlawfully…
Iran tension: German lefty claims ‘illegal’ UK seizure of Tehran tanker caused crisis
Express – Iran and the United Kingdom have been engaged in an ongoing skirmish after the British Navy seized an Iranian tanker off…
Captain of Iranian-operated ship seized by UK says British marines used ‘excessive force’
Press TV – The captain of an Iranian-operated supertanker that has been seized by the UK says British marines used excessive force…
UK takes the bait on Iran and has to face the music: Analysis
Press TV – US President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the…
‘No quid pro quo’: Britain refuses to agree to tanker swap with Iran
Sputnik – The relations between the UK and Iran have been under strain after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps detained a UK-flagged…
UK, Iran treading troubled waters after seizing tankers
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: Two tankers stranded in two straits almost 4,000 miles apart are threatening to sink the already-adrift relationship between…
UK seizure of Iranian oil tanker violation of JCPOA: Araghchi
MNA – “Detaining of Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, by UK in Gibraltar was a violation of JCPOA since none of the…
Senior cleric says hijacking of tanker reminds Iranians of dark days of British colonialism
MNA – The UK’s hijacking of Iranian oil tanker brings back the memories of a multitude of crimes committed against the Iranian…
Brazil judge orders Petrobras to refuel stranded Iranian ships
Press TV – Brazil’s highest judicial authority has ordered Petrobras to refuel two Iranian grain ships after the Brazilian state-run oil company…
British PM’s father hopes Boris will build bridges with Iran
Tasnim – New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father said he is confident his son has what it takes to end the…
Iranian oil tanker to be released soon: MP
Tasnim – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour said an oil tanker belonging to the…
FM spokesman details release of Iranian oil tanker by Saudi Arabia
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi has given details on the return of an Iranian oil tanker that broke down…
Senior MP calls on UK to free ‘illegally-seized’ Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
MNA – A senior reformist lawmaker asked the UK to immediately free the Iranian oil tanker which was illegally seized in Gibraltar…
Saudi Arabia releases Iranian oil tanker, all crew members
MNA – After two and half months, Saudi authorities have allowed an Iranian oil tanker, all its crew and two other ships…