TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said that, the Iranian tanker, Adrian Darya 1, has unloaded its oil cargo at a Mediterranean port.
“We had already said that we would sell our oil, and acts of vexation would have no effect on our plans,” Mousavi was quoted as saying.
Mousavi added that, the U.S. pressure to seize the Iranian oil tanker was a violation of international maritime regulations, and such measures will only cause “trouble for those who take them.”
Tanker Grace 1, which was renamed by the Iranian authorities as Adrian Darya 1, was captured by British Royal Marines in Gibraltar, on July 4, reportedly under U.S. pressure, for allegedly violating EU sanctions against Syria, a charge denied by Tehran.
The ship was released by the Gibraltar authorities on Aug 16, and was later blacklisted by Washington.
Adrian Darya 1 went dark last week and was later photographed by a satellite near the Syrian port of Tartus.– NNN-IRNA
