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Old 10th Sep 2019, 05:23
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f...iran-xpbdp9fcl

Freed tanker Adrian Darya 1 has sold its oil to Syria, says Iran

Iran claims that a tanker impounded in Gibraltar for six weeks has offloaded its oil in Syria, despite Britain saying it had secured written guarantees that the cargo would not be sold to the Assad regime.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not commented on the apparent breach of the agreement under which the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, which was called Grace 1 when it was seized by Royal Marines in July, was freed last month. British officials may be awaiting further confirmation. Although an Iranian government spokesman confirmed claims by state media that the vessel had sold and transferred its 2.1 million barrels of crude oil......

There were also signs that Iran was keeping the other half of its agreement. The spokesman said paperwork was being completed for the release of the Stena Impero, a Swedish-owned, British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf in what was taken to be a tit-for-tat move later in July......


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